Patents Assigned to THE FYNDER GROUP, INC.
  • Fungal textile materials and leather analogs
    Patent number: 11952713
    Abstract: Textile compositions comprising at least one filamentous fungus are disclosed, as are methods for making and using such textile compositions. Embodiments of the textile compositions generally include at least one of a plasticizer, a polymer, and a crosslinker, in addition to the filamentous fungus. The disclosed textile compositions are particularly useful as analogs or substitutes for conventional textile compositions, including but not limited to leather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan Allen Stewart, Larry Andrew Alegria, Ryan Jacob Totman, Yuval Charles Avniel
  • Filamentous fungal biomats, methods of their production and methods of their use
    Patent number: 11939568
    Abstract: A novel method of growing fungi is disclosed which uses an engineered artificial media and produces high density filamentous fungi biomats that can be harvested with a minimum of processing and from which fungal products such as antibiotics, proteins, and lipids can be isolated, the method resulting in lowered fungus cultivation costs for energy usage, oxygenation, water usage and waste stream production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kozubal, Richard E. Macur, Yuval C. Avniel
  • Filamentous fungal biomats, methods of their production and methods of their use
    Patent number: 11912979
    Abstract: A novel method of growing fungi is disclosed which uses an engineered artificial media and produces high density filamentous fungi biomats that can be harvested with a minimum of processing and from which fungal products such as antibiotics, proteins, and lipids can be isolated, the method resulting in lowered fungus cultivation costs for energy usage, oxygenation, water usage and waste stream production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kozubal, Richard E. Macur, Yuval C. Avniel
  • Edible foodstuffs and bio reactor design
    Patent number: 11751595
    Abstract: Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kozubal, Richard E. Macur, Yuval C. Avniel, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton
  • Food materials comprising filamentous fungal particles and membrane bioreactor design
    Patent number: 11723392
    Abstract: Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Eugene Macur, Yuval Charles Avniel, Renata Usaite Black, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton, Michael John Harney, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom, Mark Andrew Kozubal
  • Fungal textile materials and leather analogs
    Patent number: 11718954
    Abstract: Textile compositions comprising at least one filamentous fungus are disclosed, as are methods for making and using such textile compositions. Embodiments of the textile compositions generally include at least one of a plasticizer, a polymer, and a crosslinker, in addition to the filamentous fungus. The disclosed textile compositions are particularly useful as analogs or substitutes for conventional textile compositions, including but not limited to leather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: THE FYNDER GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Brendan Allen Stewart, Larry Andrew Alegria, Ryan Jacob Totman, Yuval Charles Avniel
  • Edible foodstuffs and bio reactor design
    Patent number: 11672269
    Abstract: Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kozubal, Richard E. Macur, Yuval C. Avniel, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton
  • Edible foodstuffs and bio reactor design
    Patent number: 11672268
    Abstract: Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kozubal, Richard E. Macur, Yuval C. Avniel, Maximilian Devane Hamilton
  • Edible foodstuffs and bio reactor design
    Patent number: 11666080
    Abstract: Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kozubal, Richard E. Macur, Yuval C. Avniel, Maximilian Devane Hamilton
  • Fungal textile materials and leather analogs
    Patent number: 11649586
    Abstract: Textile compositions comprising at least one filamentous fungus are disclosed, as are methods for making and using such textile compositions. Embodiments of the textile compositions generally include at least one of a plasticizer, a polymer, and a crosslinker, in addition to the filamentous fungus. The disclosed textile compositions are particularly useful as analogs or substitutes for conventional textile compositions, including but not limited to leather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan Allen Stewart, Larry Andrew Alegria, Ryan Jacob Totman, Yuval Charles Avniel
  • Fungal textile materials and leather analogs
    Patent number: 11643772
    Abstract: Textile compositions comprising at least one filamentous fungus are disclosed, as are methods for making and using such textile compositions. Embodiments of the textile compositions generally include at least one of a plasticizer, a polymer, and a crosslinker, in addition to the filamentous fungus. The disclosed textile compositions are particularly useful as analogs or substitutes for conventional textile compositions, including but not limited to leather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan Allen Stewart, Larry Andrew Alegria, Ryan Jacob Totman, Yuval Charles Avniel
  • Filamentous fungal biomats, methods of their production and methods of their use
    Patent number: 11505779
    Abstract: A novel method of growing fungi is disclosed which uses an engineered artificial media and produces high density filamentous fungi biomats that can be harvested with a minimum of processing and from which fungal products such as antibiotics, proteins, and lipids can be isolated, the method resulting in lowered fungus cultivation costs for energy usage, oxygenation, water usage and waste stream production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kozubal, Richard E. Macur, Yuval C. Avniel
  • Food materials comprising filamentous fungal particles and membrane bioreactor design
    Patent number: 11478007
    Abstract: Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Eugene Macur, Yuval Charles Avniel, Renata Usaite Black, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton, Michael John Harney, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom, Mark Andrew Kozubal
  • Methods for culturing filamentous fungi in fermentation media
    Patent number: 11466245
    Abstract: Methods for culturing filamentous fungi, in which the filamentous fungi are grown in a colloid of air and a fermentation medium, are provided. The methods result in more rapid and prolific growth of the filamentous fungus than has been achieved by previous methods. Biomats produced by the methods and air-medium colloids for use in the methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael John Harney, Richard Eugene Macur, Yuval Charles Avniel
  • Edible foodstuffs and bio reactor design
    Patent number: 11464251
    Abstract: Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kozubal, Richard E. Macur, Yuval C. Avniel, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton
  • Methods for culturing filamentous fungi in fermentation media
    Patent number: 11459541
    Abstract: Methods for culturing filamentous fungi, in which the filamentous fungi are grown in a colloid of air and a fermentation medium, are provided. The methods result in more rapid and prolific growth of the filamentous fungus than has been achieved by previous methods. Biomats produced by the methods and air-medium colloids for use in the methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael John Harney, Richard Eugene Macur, Yuval Charles Avniel
  • Fungal textile materials and leather analogs
    Patent number: 11447913
    Abstract: Textile compositions comprising at least one filamentous fungus are disclosed, as are methods for making and using such textile compositions. Embodiments of the textile compositions generally include at least one of a plasticizer, a polymer, and a crosslinker, in addition to the filamentous fungus. The disclosed textile compositions are particularly useful as analogs or substitutes for conventional textile compositions, including but not limited to leather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan Allen Stewart, Larry Andrew Alegria, Ryan Jacob Totman, Yuval Charles Avniel
  • Food materials comprising filamentous fungal particles and membrane bioreactor design
    Patent number: 11432575
    Abstract: Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: THE FYNDER GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Eugene Macur, Yuval Charles Avniel, Renata Usaite Black, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton, Michael John Harney, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom, Mark Andrew Kozubal
  • Fungal textile materials and leather analogs
    Patent number: 11427957
    Abstract: Textile compositions comprising at least one filamentous fungus are disclosed, as are methods for making and using such textile compositions. Embodiments of the textile compositions generally include at least one of a plasticizer, a polymer, and a crosslinker, in addition to the filamentous fungus. The disclosed textile compositions are particularly useful as analogs or substitutes for conventional textile compositions, including but not limited to leather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan Allen Stewart, Larry Andrew Alegria, Ryan Jacob Totman, Yuval Charles Avniel
  • Fungal textile materials and leather analogs
    Patent number: 11414815
    Abstract: Textile compositions comprising at least one filamentous fungus are disclosed, as are methods for making and using such textile compositions. Embodiments of the textile compositions generally include at least one of a plasticizer, a polymer, and a crosslinker, in addition to the filamentous fungus. The disclosed textile compositions are particularly useful as analogs or substitutes for conventional textile compositions, including but not limited to leather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan Allen Stewart, Larry Andrew Alegria, Ryan Jacob Totman, Yuval Charles Avniel