Patents by Inventor Michael LaPrade

Michael LaPrade 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).

  • Patent number: 11911405
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of feeding animals by providing feed additives that modulate the gut microbiome to improve the health, nutrition, and growth performance. The present disclosure further relates to methods of modulating the microbial species present in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal. Such modulation includes, for example, modulating the level or function of microbial species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Stephane Duval, John Michael Geremia, Lisa Ann Laprade, April Waguespack-Levy, Estefania Perez Calvo, Ghislain Schyns, Viviane Verlhac, Joshua Thomas Claypool
  • Publication number: 20220151765
    Abstract: Soft tissue supports, soft tissue implants, and methods of making and using soft tissue supports are disclosed. One soft tissue support includes a unitary piece of processed porous tissue material having an anterior portion and a posterior portion. The anterior and posterior portions define a cavity therebetween. The cavity is sized to receive a breast implant therein. The cavity has at least one opening sized to receive the breast implant therethrough. One soft tissue implant includes the soft tissue support and a breast implant positioned within the cavity of the soft tissue support. The implant may further include a soft tissue graft configured to support the processed porous tissue material and the breast implant. A method of using a soft tissue support includes inserting a breast implant into the soft tissue support, and implanting the soft tissue support containing the breast implant in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: LifeNet Health
    Inventors: Xiaofei Qin, Michael LaPrade, Jingsong Chen, Joshua Jones, Austin Johnson, Erich Lohmann