Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Claypool

Thomas A. Claypool has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHODS OF SELECTIVELY PROMOTING GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIAL GROWTH
    Publication number: 20240075059
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of feeding animals by providing feed additives that modulate the gut microbiome to improve the health, nutrition, and growth performance. The present disclosure further relates to methods of modulating metabolites present in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal. Such modulation includes, for example, modulating the level said metabolites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Thomas CLAYPOOL, Ghislain SCHYNS, Carrie Louise WALK
  • Methods of selectively modulating gastrointestinal microbial growth
    Patent number: 11911405
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of feeding animals by providing feed additives that modulate the gut microbiome to improve the health, nutrition, and growth performance. The present disclosure further relates to methods of modulating the microbial species present in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal. Such modulation includes, for example, modulating the level or function of microbial species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Stephane Duval, John Michael Geremia, Lisa Ann Laprade, April Waguespack-Levy, Estefania Perez Calvo, Ghislain Schyns, Viviane Verlhac, Joshua Thomas Claypool
  • METHODS OF MODULATING GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIAL METABOLIC PATHWAYS AND METABOLITES
    Publication number: 20230200412
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of feeding animals by providing feed additives that modulate the gut microbiome to improve the health, nutrition, and growth performance. The present disclosure further relates to methods of modulating metabolites present in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal. Such modulation includes, for example, modulating the level said metabolites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Ghislain SCHYNS, Joshua Thomas CLAYPOOL, John Michael GEREMIA
  • HEADWEAR AND HEADWEAR BILL WITH INTEGRATED LIGHT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20080266839
    Abstract: A lighted hat as disclosed herein includes a light assembly that is integrated into the bill section of the hat. The bill section includes a rigid substrate that has features for accommodating the light assembly. The light assembly includes at least one light element, a power supply for the at least one light element, and a control element that controls activation of the at least one light element. The substrate and the entire light assembly (other than the light-emitting portion of the light element) is covered by the outer material of the bill section. The integrated nature of the light assembly results in a clean and streamlined appearance for the lighted hat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas A. Claypool, Forrest David Monk