Patents by Inventor Matthew Jordan Smith

Matthew Jordan Smith 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).

  • Composite material, and methods for production thereof
    Patent number: 11891514
    Abstract: Provided herein are mycelium materials and methods for production thereof. In some embodiments, a mycelium material includes: a cultivated mycelium material including one or more masses of branching hyphae, wherein the one or more masses of branching hyphae may be disrupted or pressed and/or a bonding agent may be combined with the cultivated mycelium material. Methods of producing a mycelium material are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: BOLT THREADS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Jordan Smith, Julian Goldman, Maxime Boulet-Audet, Steven Joseph Tom, Hua Li, Tyler John Hurlburt
  • Functionalization of Mycelium Materials
    Publication number: 20240002779
    Abstract: Provided herein are mycelium materials and methods for production thereof. In some embodiments, a mycelium material includes: a cultivated mycelium material including one or more masses of branching hyphae, wherein the one or more masses of branching hyphae may be disrupted or pressed and a siloxane or an aliphatic chain compound may be combined with the cultivated mycelium material. Methods of producing a mycelium material are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Jordan Smith, Namrata Vinay Patil, Matthew Howard Farmer
  • MYCELIUM MATERIALS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230055130
    Abstract: Provided herein are mycelium materials and methods for production thereof. In some embodiments, a mycelium material includes: a cultivated mycelium material including one or more masses of branching hyphae, wherein the one or more masses of branching hyphae may be disrupted and/or a bonding agent may be combined with the cultivated mycelium material. Methods of producing a mycelium material are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Jordan Smith, Joshua Tyler Kittleson, Diana J. Eng, Maxime Boulet-Audet
  • METHODS OF GENERATING MYCELIUM MATERIALS WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20220007777
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions of mycelium material, and methods for production thereof. Also provided herein are articles of footwear includes an upper, a lasting board affixed with the upper to define an interior foot-receiving cavity therewith, and an outsole coupled with the upper opposite the lasting board. The upper includes at least a portion of a mycelium material that includes one or more proteins derived from an organism other than mycelium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Jessica WANG, Ritu Bansal MUTALIK, Matthew Jordan SMITH, Nicole Elizabeth SUBLER, La'Deva MCKENZIE, Isaac Samuel COLLINS, Karl FLOWERS, Victoria ADDY, Jamie McAusland BAINBRIDGE, Mitchell Joseph HEINRICH
  • RESILIN MATERIAL FOOTWEAR AND FABRICATION METHODS
    Publication number: 20210401112
    Abstract: A method for making an article of footwear includes placing a purified recombinant resilin composition in a mold with a cross-linking solution, incubating the recombinant resilin composition in the cross-linking solution to generate a solid resilin material, fabricating a cushioning element of the article of footwear including at least a portion of the solid resilin material, and assembling the cushioning element insole with at least an upper of the article of footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Jordan Smith, Michael Eun-Suk Lee, Mitchell Joseph Heinrich, Paul James Jehlen
  • Resilin material footwear and fabrication methods
    Patent number: 11178934
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a midsole coupled with the upper. The midsole includes at least a portion of a solid resilin material comprising a cross-linked recombinant resilin and a polar nonaqueous solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Bolt Threads Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Jordan Smith, Michael Eun-Suk Lee, Mitchell Joseph Heinrich, Paul James Jehlen
  • COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210292706
    Abstract: Provided herein are mycelium materials and methods for production thereof. In some embodiments, a mycelium material includes: a cultivated mycelium material including one or more masses of branching hyphae, wherein the one or more masses of branching hyphae may be disrupted or pressed and/or a bonding agent may be combined with the cultivated mycelium material. Methods of producing a mycelium material are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Jordan Smith, Julian Goldman, Maxime Boulet-Audet, Steven Joseph Tom, Hua Li, Tyler John Hurlburt
  • Composite material, and methods for production thereof
    Patent number: 11015059
    Abstract: Provided herein are mycelium materials and methods for production thereof. In some embodiments, a mycelium material includes: a cultivated mycelium material including one or more masses of branching hyphae, wherein the one or more masses of branching hyphae may be disrupted or pressed and/or a bonding agent may be combined with the cultivated mycelium material. Methods of producing a mycelium material are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Bolt Threads, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Jordan Smith, Julian Goldman, Maxime Boulet-Audet, Steven Joseph Tom, Hua Li, Tyler John Hurlburt
  • COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200392341
    Abstract: Provided herein are mycelium materials and methods for production thereof. In some embodiments, a mycelium material includes: a cultivated mycelium material including one or more masses of branching hyphae, wherein the one or more masses of branching hyphae may be disrupted or pressed and/or a bonding agent may be combined with the cultivated mycelium material. Methods of producing a mycelium material are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Bolt Threads, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Jordan Smith, Julian Goldman, Maxime Boulet-Audet, Steven Joseph Tom, Hua Li, Tyler John Hurlburt
  • CROSS-LINKED ELASTOMERIC PROTEINS IN POLAR NONAQUEOUS SOLVENTS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200102429
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are improved cross-linked resilin compositions and methods of making these improved compositions. These include new methods of cross-linking resilin compositions, use of polar nonaqueous solvents for adjusting material properties of cross-linked resilin solid compositions, and resilin foam compositions and methods of making the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Jordan Smith, Michael Eun-Suk Lee, Mitchell Joseph Heinrich, Paul James Jehlen
  • RESILIN MATERIAL FOOTWEAR AND FABRICATION METHODS
    Publication number: 20200022451
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a midsole coupled with the upper. The midsole includes at least a portion of a solid resilin material comprising a cross-linked recombinant resilin and a polar nonaqueous solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Jordan Smith, Michael Eun-Suk Lee, Mitchell Joseph Heinrich, Paul James Jehlen