Patents Assigned to uBiome, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10415105
    Abstract: An embodiment of a method for diagnostic testing includes: providing a sampling kit to a subject, the sampling kit including a sample container for reception of a sample from a collection site of the subject; receiving the sample from the subject; generating a microbiome sequence dataset based upon sequencing nucleic acid content of a microorganism portion of the sample; detecting a presence of a set of microbiome targets; generating a diagnostic analysis based on the detected set of microbiome targets; generating a therapy recommendation based on the set of microbiome targets; and promoting the therapy recommendation in coordination with presenting information derived from the diagnostic analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid
  • Patent number: 10409955
    Abstract: A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing, and treating a locomotor system condition in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the locomotor system condition based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the locomotor system condition; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Daniel Almonacid, Jessica Richman, Siavosh Rezvan Behbahani
  • Patent number: 10410749
    Abstract: A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing, and treating a cutaneous condition in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the cutaneous condition based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the cutaneous condition; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Daniel Almonacid, Jessica Richman, Siavosh Rezvan Behbahani
  • Patent number: 10388407
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system for characterizing a headache-related condition for a user can include one or more of: generating a microbiome dataset for each of an aggregate set of biological samples associated with a population of subjects, based on sample processing of the biological samples; processing a supplementary dataset associated with one or more headache-related conditions for the set of users; and performing a characterization process for the one or more headache-related conditions, based on the supplementary dataset and microbiome features extracted from the microbiome dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Rodrigo Ortiz, Catalina Valdivia, Inti Pedroso, Paz Tapia
  • Patent number: 10383519
    Abstract: A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing, and treating a condition associated with microbiome-derived functional features in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the condition based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the condition; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Daniel Almonacid, Jessica Richman
  • Patent number: 10380325
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing and treating an immune microbial dysfunction in a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the immune microbial dysfunction based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset, wherein the characterization is diagnostic of at least one of Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ulcerative colitis, and celiac disease; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the immune microbial dysfunction; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid
  • Patent number: 10381112
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system for characterizing an allergy-related condition for a user can include one or more of: generating a microbiome dataset for each of an aggregate set of biological samples associated with a population of subjects, based on sample processing of the biological samples; processing a supplementary dataset associated with one or more allergy-related conditions for the set of users; and performing an allergy-related characterization process for the one or more allergy-related conditions, based on the supplementary dataset and/or microbiome features extracted from the microbiome dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Catalina Valdivia, Rodrigo Ortiz, Inti Pedroso, Victoria Dumas, Paz Tapia, Eduardo Morales
  • Patent number: 10381117
    Abstract: A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing, and treating a cutaneous condition in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the cutaneous condition based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the cutaneous condition; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Daniel Almonacid, Jessica Richman
  • Patent number: 10366782
    Abstract: A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing, and treating a cardiovascular disease condition in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the cardiovascular disease condition based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the cardiovascular disease condition; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Daniel Almonacid, Jessica Richman
  • Patent number: 10366793
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system for characterizing a microorganism-related condition (e.g., human behavior condition, disease-related condition, etc.) for a user can include one or more of: generating a microbiome dataset for each of an aggregate set of biological samples associated with a population of subjects, based on sample processing of the biological samples; processing a supplementary dataset associated with one or more microorganism-related conditions for the set of users; and performing a microorganism-related characterization (e.g., human behavior characterization, disease-related characterization, etc.) process for the one or more microorganism-related conditions, based on the supplementary dataset and/or microbiome features extracted from the microbiome dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Catalina Valdivia, Rodrigo Ortiz, Inti Pedroso, Victoria Dumas, Paz Tapia, Eduardo Morales
  • Patent number: 10366789
    Abstract: A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing and treating a neurological health issue in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the neurological health issue based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the neurological health issue; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Daniel Almonacid, Jessica Richman
  • Patent number: 10360348
    Abstract: A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing and treating a neurological health issue in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the neurological health issue based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the neurological health issue; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Daniel Almonacid, Jessica Richman
  • Patent number: 10360347
    Abstract: A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing and treating a neurological health issue in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the neurological health issue based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the neurological health issue; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Daniel Almonacid, Jessica Richman
  • Patent number: 10358682
    Abstract: A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing, and treating a condition associated with microbiome functional features in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the condition based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the condition; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Daniel Almonacid, Jessica Richman
  • Patent number: 10357157
    Abstract: A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing, and treating a condition associated with microbiome-derived functional features in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the condition based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the condition; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Daniel Almonacid, Jessica Richman, Siavosh Rezvan Behbahani
  • Patent number: 10360346
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing and treating an immune microbial dysfunction in a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the immune microbial dysfunction based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset, wherein the characterization is diagnostic of at least one of Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ulcerative colitis, and celiac disease; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the immune microbial dysfunction; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid
  • Patent number: 10354757
    Abstract: A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing, and treating a cutaneous condition in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the cutaneous condition based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the cutaneous condition; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Daniel Almonacid, Jessica Richman
  • Patent number: 10354756
    Abstract: A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing, and treating a cutaneous condition in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the cutaneous condition based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the cutaneous condition; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Daniel Almonacid, Jessica Richman
  • Patent number: 10346588
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing and treating an immune microbial dysfunction in a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the immune microbial dysfunction based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset, wherein the characterization is diagnostic of at least one of Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ulcerative colitis, and celiac disease; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the immune microbial dysfunction; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid
  • Patent number: 10347367
    Abstract: A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing, and treating a cardiovascular disease condition in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the cardiovascular disease condition based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the cardiovascular disease condition; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Daniel Almonacid, Jessica Richman