Patents by Inventor Melinda Sheffield-Moore

Melinda Sheffield-Moore 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).

  • Compositions and Methods for Detecting and Treating Brain Injury Associated Fatigue and Altered Cognition (BIAFAC)
    Publication number: 20210275608
    Abstract: The present invention includes composition, methods and kits for detecting and treating brain injury associated fatigue or altered cognition (BIAFAC) in a human patient comprising: identifying a human patient in need of treatment for brain injury associated fatigue or altered cognition associated with an altered intestinal flora; and providing the human patient with a composition comprising at least one of: a Prevotella spp or a Bacteroidies spp bacteria, or one or more agents that increase the amount of the Prevotella spp or the Bacteroidies spp bacteria in an intestinal flora of the human patient to reduce or eliminate the brain injury associated fatigue or altered cognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Randall J. Urban, Melinda Sheffield-Moore, Richard Pyles, Brent Masel
  • Compositions and methods for detecting and treating brain injury associated fatigue and altered cognition (BIAFAC)
    Patent number: 10980847
    Abstract: The present invention includes composition, methods and kits for detecting and treating brain injury associated fatigue or altered cognition (BIAFAC) in a human patient comprising: identifying a human patient in need of treatment for brain injury associated fatigue or altered cognition associated with an altered intestinal flora; and providing the human patient with a composition comprising at least one of: a Prevotella spp or a Bacteroidies spp bacteria, or one or more agents that increase the amount of the Prevotella spp or the Bacteroidies spp bacteria in an intestinal flora of the human patient to reduce or eliminate the brain injury associated fatigue or altered cognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Randall J. Urban, Melinda Sheffield-Moore, Richard Pyles, Brent Masel
  • Compositions and Methods for Detecting and Treating Brain Injury Associated Fatigue and Altered Cognition (BIAFAC)
    Publication number: 20190388482
    Abstract: The present invention includes composition, methods and kits for detecting and treating brain injury associated fatigue or altered cognition (BIAFAC) in a human patient comprising: identifying a human patient in need of treatment for brain injury associated fatigue or altered cognition associated with an altered intestinal flora; and providing the human patient with a composition comprising at least one of: a Prevotella spp or a Bacteroidies spp bacteria, or one or more agents that increase the amount of the Prevotella spp or the Bacteroidies spp bacteria in an intestinal flora of the human patient to reduce or eliminate the brain injury associated fatigue or altered cognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Randall J. Urban, Melinda Sheffield-Moore, Richard Pyles, Brent Masel