Patents by Inventor Michael J. Hamill

Michael J. Hamill 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: 20220347262
    Abstract: Nutritive polypeptides are provided herein. Also provided are various other embodiments including nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, recombinant microorganisms that make the polypeptides, vectors for expressing the polypeptides, methods of making the polypeptides using recombinant microorganisms, compositions and formulations that comprise the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides, compositions and formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Alison Williams, Nathaniel W. Silver, Andrew Downey, David V. Erbe, Michael J. Hamill, David Arthur Berry
  • Publication number: 20200405807
    Abstract: Nutritive polypeptides are provided herein. Also provided are various other embodiments including nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, recombinant microorganisms that make the polypeptides, vectors for expressing the polypeptides, methods of making the polypeptides using recombinant microorganisms, compositions and formulations that comprise the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides, compositions and formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Alison Williams, Nathaniel W. Silver, Andrew Downey, David V. Erbe, Michael J. Hamill, David Arthur Berry
  • Publication number: 20180125926
    Abstract: Nutritive polypeptides are provided herein. Also provided are various other embodiments including nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, recombinant microorganisms that make the polypeptides, vectors for expressing the polypeptides, methods of making the polypeptides using recombinant microorganisms, compositions and formulations that comprise the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides, compositions and formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Alison Williams, Nathaniel W. Silver, Andrew Downey, David V. Erbe, Michael J. Hamill, David Arthur Berry
  • Patent number: 9878004
    Abstract: Nutritive polypeptides are provided herein. Also provided are various other embodiments including nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, recombinant microorganisms that make the polypeptides, vectors for expressing the polypeptides, methods of making the polypeptides using recombinant microorganisms, compositions and formulations that comprise the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides, compositions and formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Axcella Health Inc.
    Inventors: Alison Williams, Michael J. Hamill, Nathaniel W. Silver, Ying-Ja Chen, David Arthur Berry, David V. Erbe, Chung-Wei Lee, Luke Hamm
  • Publication number: 20170327548
    Abstract: Charged nutritive proteins provided. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins an aqueous solubility of at least 12.5 g/L at pH 7. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins an aqueous solubility of at least 50 g/L at pH 7. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins an aqueous solubility of at least 100 g/L at pH 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Michael J. Hamill, Nathaniel W. Silver, Rajeev Chillakuru, John F. Kramarczyk, David Arthur Berry, Brett Adam Boghigian, Geoffrey von Maltzahn
  • Publication number: 20170298102
    Abstract: Nutritive proteins are provided. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins comprise at least one of a level of a) a ratio of branch chain amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of branch chain amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in whey protein; b) a ratio of leucine residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of leucine residues to total amino acid residues present in whey protein; and c) a ratio of essential amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of essential amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in whey protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Michael J. Hamill, Rajeev Chillakuru, John F. Kramarczyk, David Arthur Berry, Brett Adam Boghigian, Nathaniel W. Silver
  • Patent number: 9700071
    Abstract: Nutritive proteins are provided. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins comprise a protein digestibility corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS) that exceeds a benchmark protein. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding the proteins, recombinant microorganisms that make the proteins, methods of making the proteins using recombinant microorganisms, compositions that comprise the proteins, and methods of using the proteins, among other things.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Axcella Health Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel W. Silver, Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Michael J. Hamill, David Arthur Berry
  • Patent number: 9605040
    Abstract: Nutritive proteins are provided. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins comprise at least one of a level of a) a ratio of branch chain amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of branch chain amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in whey protein; b) a ratio of leucine residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of leucine residues to total amino acid residues present in whey protein; and c) a ratio of essential amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of essential amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in whey protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Axcella Health Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Michael J. Hamill, Rajeev Chillakuru, John F. Kramarczyk, David Arthur Berry, Brett Adam Boghigian, Nathaniel W. Silver
  • Publication number: 20160354436
    Abstract: Nutritive polypeptides are provided herein. Also provided are various other embodiments including nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, recombinant microorganisms that make the polypeptides, vectors for expressing the polypeptides, methods of making the polypeptides using recombinant microorganisms, compositions and formulations that comprise the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides, compositions and formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Alison WILLIAMS, Nathaniel W. SILVER, Andrew DOWNEY, David V. ERBE, Michael J. HAMILL, David Arthur BERRY
  • Publication number: 20160317614
    Abstract: Nutritive polypeptides are provided herein. Also provided are various other embodiments including nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, recombinant microorganisms that make the polypeptides, vectors for expressing the polypeptides, methods of making the polypeptides using recombinant microorganisms, compositions and formulations that comprise the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides, compositions and formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Alison Williams, Michael J. Hamill, Nathaniel W. Silver, Ying-Ja Chen, David Arthur Berry, David V. Erbe, Chung-Wei Lee, Luke Hamm
  • Publication number: 20160228503
    Abstract: Nutritive polypeptides are provided herein. Also provided are various other embodiments including nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, recombinant microorganisms that make the polypeptides, vectors for expressing the polypeptides, methods of making the polypeptides using recombinant microorganisms, compositions and formulations that comprise the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides, compositions and formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Nathaniel W. Silver, Luke Hamm, Carine Robichon-Iyer, Alison Williams, Michael J. Hamill, David Arthur Berry, Shaila Rahman, Kathryn Heard
  • Publication number: 20160228506
    Abstract: Nutritive polypeptides are provided herein. Also provided are various other embodiments including nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, recombinant microorganisms that make the polypeptides, vectors for expressing the polypeptides, methods of making the polypeptides using recombinant microorganisms, compositions and formulations that comprise the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides, compositions and formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Noubar B. Afeyan, Chung-Wei Lee, Nathaniel W. Silver, David Arthur Berry, Michael J. Hamill, David V. Erbe
  • Publication number: 20160219910
    Abstract: Nutritive polypeptides are provided herein. Also provided are various other embodiments including nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, recombinant microorganisms that make the polypeptides, vectors for expressing the polypeptides, methods of making the polypeptides using recombinant microorganisms, compositions and formulations that comprise the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides, compositions and formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Nathaniel W. Silver, Ying-Ja Chen, David Arthur Berry, Michael J. Hamill, Subhayu Basu, Luke Hamm, Alison Williams, David V. Erbe, Geoffrey von Maltzahn
  • Publication number: 20150307562
    Abstract: Nutritive proteins are provided herein. Also provided are various other embodiments including nucleic acids encoding the proteins, recombinant microorganisms that make the proteins, vectors for expressing the proteins, methods of making the proteins using recombinant microorganisms, compositions that comprise the proteins, and methods of using the proteins. Nutritive proteins include engineered proteins, wherein the engineered proteins comprise a sequence of at least 20 amino acids that comprise an altered amino acid sequence compared to the amino acid sequence of a reference secreted protein and a ratio of essential amino acids to total amino acids present in the engineered protein higher than the ratio of essential amino acids to total amino acids present in the reference secreted protein. In some embodiments, the engineered protein comprises at least one essential amino acid residue substitution of a non-essential amino acid residue in the reference secreted protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Subhayu Basu, Katherine G. Gora, Ying-Ja Chen, David M. Young, Nathaniel W. Silver, Michael J. Hamill, David A. Berry
  • Publication number: 20150232520
    Abstract: Charged nutritive proteins provided. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins an aqueous solubility of at least 12.5 g/L at pH 7. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins an aqueous solubility of at least 50 g/L at pH 7. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins an aqueous solubility of at least 100 g/L at pH 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Michael J. Hamill, Nathaniel W. Silver, Rajeev Chillakuru, John F. Kramarczyk, David Arthur Berry, Brett Adam Boghigian, Geoffrey von Maltzahn
  • Publication number: 20150126441
    Abstract: Nutritive proteins comprising no phenylalanine (Phe) are provided. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins comprise at least one of a level of a) a ratio of branch chain amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of branch chain amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in a benchmark protein; b) a ratio of leucine residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of leucine residues to total amino acid residues present in a benchmark protein; and c) a ratio of essential amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of essential amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present a benchmark protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: David Arthur Berry, Brett Adam Bohigian, Nathaniel W. Silver, Michael J. Hamill, Geoffrey von Maltzahn, John F. Kramarczyk, Rajeev Chillakuru
  • Publication number: 20150087602
    Abstract: Nutritive proteins are provided. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins comprise at least one of a level of a) a ratio of branch chain amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of branch chain amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in whey protein; b) a ratio of leucine residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of leucine residues to total amino acid residues present in whey protein; and c) a ratio of essential amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of essential amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in whey protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Michael J. Hamill, Rajeev Chillakuru, John F. Kramarczyk, David Arthur Berry, Brett Adam Boghigian, Nathaniel W. Silver
  • Publication number: 20150080296
    Abstract: Nutritive proteins are provided. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins comprise a protein digestibility corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS) that exceeds a benchmark protein. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding the proteins, recombinant microorganisms that make the proteins, methods of making the proteins using recombinant microorganisms, compositions that comprise the proteins, and methods of using the proteins, among other things.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Nathaniel W. Silver, Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Michael J. Hamill, David Arthur Berry