Patents by Inventor Michael Patnode

Michael Patnode 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).

  • PARTICLE-BASED METHOD FOR DEFINING A GUT MICROBIOTA IN HUMANS OR OTHER ANIMAL SPECIES
    Publication number: 20220259332
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides retrievable artificial food particles comprising one or more compound of interest, and methods of using the artificial food particles. The methods disclosed herein can be used to characterize the composition and/or functional state of a subjects gut microbiota. Other aspects of the compositions and methods are described in further detail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: JEFFREY I. GORDON, DARRYL WESENER, MICHAEL PATNODE
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO AFFECT HUMAN GUT MICROBES
    Publication number: 20220257686
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and foods that selectively promote the representation and expressed beneficial function of members of a human gut community in ways that promote a healthy gut microbiota and in turn positively impact health. Various examples of compositions and foods, which comprise one or more fiber preparation, are discussed in detail, as are methods of their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: MICHAEL PATNODE, ZACHARY BELLER, NATHAN HAN, DARRYL WESENER, OMAR DELANNOY-BRUNO, SOPHIE VINOY, JEFFREY GORDON, DAVID KAY HAYASHI, ALEXANDRA MEYNIER, MONIKA OKONIEWSKA, VANI VEMULAPALLI, MICHAEL BARRATT
  • Method and apparatus for optimizing large data set retrieval
    Publication number: 20070150448
    Abstract: A method of detecting when an application running on a UNIX computer requests information from a data server, of retrieving from the data server the minimum amount of information required by the application, and of ensuring that the application gets full group information if the application requires it. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventor: Michael Patnode