Patents by Inventor Molly Elizabeth Boutin

Molly Elizabeth Boutin 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: 20240043787
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for generating aerial mycelium, such as mycological material comprising solely mycelia from depleted substrate or depleted and rejuvenated substrate. Alternatively, methods are disclosed for generating mycelia and mushrooms from depleted substrate or depleted and rejuvenated substrate. Alternative methods are disclosed for generating differentiated mycelium materials using depleted substrate or depleted and rejuvenated substrate. The mycelia products that are generated can be used in the food industry (e.g., as a meat analog) and in other industries, such as textiles, packaging, and others. The present invention provides systems and methods for generating mycelia that are repeatable and energy efficient, while providing consistently high quality and quantity mycelium-based products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Hazel A. Robertson, Molly Elizabeth Boutin, Emmie Marie Knobloch, Gavin Reim McIntyre, Peter James Mueller, Alex James Carlton, Meghan Anne O’Brien
  • Patent number: 11767498
    Abstract: An in vitro tissue plate may include a well plate, a fluidic plate disposed on a bottom surface of the well plate, and a media manifold disposed on a bottom surface of the fluidic plate. The well plate may have at least two wells, including a tissue well and a waste well. The fluid plate may include a fluid channel extending between and fluidly connecting the tissue well to the waste well. The media manifold may include a one or more media outlets fluidly connected to the fluid channel. A tissue layer may be deposited in the tissue well. The tissue layer may include human cells such as neurovascular cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Johanna Bobrow, Todd Thorsen, David Walsh, Christina Zook, Min Jae Song, Marc Ferrer-Alegre, Sam Michael, Yen-Ting Tung, Molly Elizabeth Boutin