Patents by Inventor Nikolai MUSHNIKOV

Nikolai MUSHNIKOV 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: 20230279339
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to microbial stem cell technology that enables a growing microbial culture to stably maintain two or more distinct cell types in a ratio that can be genetically programmed and/or dynamically controlled during cultivation. It is contemplated that embodiments described herein can be utilized to increase product yield in microbial fermentations and advanced engineering of biomaterials using genetically engineered microbial cells, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Grant BOWMAN, Nikolai MUSHNIKOV, Mark GOMELSKY
  • Publication number: 20230112082
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to microbial stem cell technology that enables a growing microbial culture to stably maintain two or more distinct cell types in a ratio that can be genetically programmed and/or dynamically controlled during cultivation. It is contemplated that embodiments described herein can be utilized to increase product yield in microbial fermentations and advanced engineering of biomaterials using genetically engineered microbial cells, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Grant BOWMAN, Nikolai MUSHNIKOV, Mark GOMELSKY
  • Patent number: 11525117
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to microbial stem cell technology that enables a growing microbial culture to stably maintain two or more distinct cell types in a ratio that can be genetically programmed and/or dynamically controlled during cultivation. It is contemplated that embodiments described herein can be utilized to increase product yield in microbial fermentations and advanced engineering of biomaterials using genetically engineered microbial cells, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: University of Wyoming
    Inventors: Grant Bowman, Nikolai Mushnikov, Mark Gomelsky
  • Publication number: 20190322980
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to microbial stem cell technology that enables a growing microbial culture to stably maintain two or more distinct cell types in a ratio that can be genetically programmed and/or dynamically controlled during cultivation. It is contemplated that embodiments described herein can be utilized to increase product yield in microbial fermentations and advanced engineering of biomaterials using genetically engineered microbial cells, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Grant BOWMAN, Nikolai MUSHNIKOV, Mark GOMELSKY