Patents by Inventor Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom

Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom 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).

  • Publication number: 20260250624
    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: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2026
    Publication date: August 27, 2026
    Inventors: Richard Eugene Macur, Yuval Charles Avniel, Renata Usaite Black, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton, Michael John Harney, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom, Mark Andrew Kozubal
  • Patent number: 12624334
    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: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    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
  • Patent number: 12612593
    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: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    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
  • Publication number: 20250388851
    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: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Inventors: Richard Eugene Macur, Yuval Charles Avniel, Renata Usaite Black, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton, Michael John Harney, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom, Mark Andrew Kozubal
  • Patent number: 12415983
    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 16, 2025
    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
  • Publication number: 20250151750
    Abstract: Colloidal food products comprising filamentous fungal particles are disclosed, as are methods of making such colloidal food products. The filamentous fungal particles may stabilize the colloid and/or act as a supplemental or replacement source of protein in analogs of conventional non-fungal colloidal food products, such as ice cream and mayonnaise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Jessica Okane KAWABATA, Eleanore Brophy ECKSTROM, Baljit Singh GHOTRA, Yuval Charles AVNIEL, Sébastien Raymond CANONNE, Nahla KREIDLY, Shantanu AGARWAL, Brian KLOPF
  • Publication number: 20250143362
    Abstract: Colloidal food base compositions comprising fungal mycelial biomass are disclosed, as are methods of making such colloidal food base compositions. The fungal mycelial biomass may stabilize the colloid and/or act as a supplemental or replacement source of protein in analogs of conventional non-fungal colloidal food products, such as ice cream and mayonnaise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Alexander Plotkin, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom, Chelsey Hinnincamp, Hannah Fenton
  • Publication number: 20250031721
    Abstract: Filamentous fungal food compositions are disclosed, as are methods of making such filamentous fungal food compositions. The filamentous fungal food compositions may serve as analogs of conventional non-fungal food products, particularly meat products such as meat jerky. The methods of manufacture of the filamentous fungal food compositions may include processing of filamentous fungal biomass under sub-atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Baljit Ghotra, Yuval Avniel, Brian Klopf, Jessica Kawabata, Eric Carre, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom
  • Publication number: 20240318127
    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: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Eugene Macur, Yuval Charles Avniel, Renata Usaite Black, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton, Michael John Harney, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom, Mark Andrew Kozubal
  • Publication number: 20240309312
    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: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Eugene Macur, Yuval Charles Avniel, Renata Usaite Black, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton, Michael John Harney, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom, Mark Andrew Kozubal
  • Patent number: 12089615
    Abstract: Filamentous fungal food compositions are disclosed, as are methods of making such filamentous fungal food compositions. The filamentous fungal food compositions may serve as analogs of conventional non-fungal food products, particularly meat products such as meat jerky. The methods of manufacture of the filamentous fungal food compositions may include processing of filamentous fungal biomass under sub-atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Baljit Ghotra, Yuval Avniel, Brian Klopf, Jessica Kawabata, Eric Carre, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom
  • Patent number: 12075802
    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 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    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
  • Patent number: 12041949
    Abstract: Filamentous fungal food compositions are disclosed, as are methods of making such filamentous fungal food compositions. The filamentous fungal food compositions may serve as analogs of conventional non-fungal food products, particularly meat products such as meat jerky. The methods of manufacture of the filamentous fungal food compositions may include processing of filamentous fungal biomass under sub-atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: The Fynder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Baljit Ghotra, Yuval Avniel, Brian Klopf, Jessica Kawabata, Eric Carre, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom
  • Patent number: 12035736
    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 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    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
  • Patent number: 12035737
    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 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    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
  • Patent number: 12035735
    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: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    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
  • Publication number: 20240130411
    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: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Eugene Macur, Yuval Charles Avniel, Renata Usaite Black, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton, Michael John Harney, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom, Mark Andrew Kozubal
  • Publication number: 20240041084
    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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Eugene Macur, Yuval Charles Avniel, Renata Usaite Black, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton, Michael John Harney, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom, Mark Andrew Kozubal
  • Publication number: 20240023586
    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: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Eugene Macur, Yuval Charles Avniel, Renata Usaite Black, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton, Michael John Harney, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom, Mark Andrew Kozubal
  • Publication number: 20240023587
    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: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Eugene Macur, Yuval Charles Avniel, Renata Usaite Black, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton, Michael John Harney, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom, Mark Andrew Kozubal