Patents by Inventor Mike Weinstein

Mike Weinstein 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).

  • Methods for species-level resolution of microorganisms
    Patent number: 12473601
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for the identification and/or quantification of microbes. In particular, the methods comprise: (a) extracting DNA from a microbial sample; (b) performing 16S ribosomal RNA gene-targeted sequencing to obtain DNA sequences; and (c) analyzing the DNA sequences to identify the species of the one or more microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: ZYMO RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan Kemp, Mike Weinstein, Shuiquan Tang
  • METHODS FOR SPECIES-LEVEL RESOLUTION OF MICROORGANISMS
    Publication number: 20240209458
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for the identification and/or quantification of microbes. In particular, the methods comprise: (a) extracting DNA from a microbial sample; (b) performing 16S ribosomal RNA gene-targeted sequencing to obtain DNA sequences; and (c) analyzing the DNA sequences to identify the species of the one or more microbes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: ZYMO RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan Kemp, Mike Weinstein, Shuiquan Tang
  • Methods for species-level resolution of microorganisms
    Patent number: 11807909
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for the identification and/or quantification of microbes. In particular, the methods comprise: (a) extracting DNA from a microbial sample; (b) performing 16S ribosomal RNA gene-targeted sequencing to obtain DNA sequences; and (c) analyzing the DNA sequences to identify the species of the one or more microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: ZYMO RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan Kemp, Mike Weinstein, Shuiquan Tang