Patents by Inventor Paz Tapia

Paz Tapia 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: 11621055
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system, such as for characterizing at least one microorganism-related condition, can include: determining a set of associations (e.g., positive associations such as positive correlations, negative associations such as negative correlations, non-associations such as no correlation or minimal correlation, etc.) between a set of microorganism taxa and at least one microorganism-related condition; determining a set of reference features (e.g., reference abundance ranges, etc.) for the set of microorganism taxa; and determining one or more significance index metrics based on the set of associations and the set of reference features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Psomagen, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Patricio Lagos, Ricardo Castro, Paz Tapia
  • Publication number: 20200286623
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system, such as for characterizing at least one microorganism-related condition, can include: determining a set of associations (e.g., positive associations such as positive correlations, negative associations such as negative correlations, non-associations such as no correlation or minimal correlation, etc.) between a set of microorganism taxa and at least one microorganism-related condition; determining a set of reference features (e.g., reference abundance ranges, etc.) for the set of microorganism taxa; and determining one or more significance index metrics based on the set of associations and the set of reference features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Patricio Lagos, Ricardo Castro, Paz Tapia
  • Patent number: 10395777
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system for characterizing one or more sleep-related conditions can include determining a microorganism dataset associated with a set of subjects; and/or performing a characterization process associated with the one or more sleep-related conditions, based on the microorganism dataset, where performing the characterization process can additionally or alternatively include performing a sleep-related characterization process for the one or more sleep-related conditions, and/or determining one or more therapies S140.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Inti Pedroso, Catalina Valdivia, Rodrigo Ortiz, Paz Tapia
  • Patent number: 10388407
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system for characterizing a headache-related condition for a user can include one or more of: generating a microbiome dataset for each of an aggregate set of biological samples associated with a population of subjects, based on sample processing of the biological samples; processing a supplementary dataset associated with one or more headache-related conditions for the set of users; and performing a characterization process for the one or more headache-related conditions, based on the supplementary dataset and microbiome features extracted from the microbiome dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Rodrigo Ortiz, Catalina Valdivia, Inti Pedroso, Paz Tapia
  • Patent number: 10381112
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system for characterizing an allergy-related condition for a user can include one or more of: generating a microbiome dataset for each of an aggregate set of biological samples associated with a population of subjects, based on sample processing of the biological samples; processing a supplementary dataset associated with one or more allergy-related conditions for the set of users; and performing an allergy-related characterization process for the one or more allergy-related conditions, based on the supplementary dataset and/or microbiome features extracted from the microbiome dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Catalina Valdivia, Rodrigo Ortiz, Inti Pedroso, Victoria Dumas, Paz Tapia, Eduardo Morales
  • Patent number: 10366793
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system for characterizing a microorganism-related condition (e.g., human behavior condition, disease-related condition, etc.) for a user can include one or more of: generating a microbiome dataset for each of an aggregate set of biological samples associated with a population of subjects, based on sample processing of the biological samples; processing a supplementary dataset associated with one or more microorganism-related conditions for the set of users; and performing a microorganism-related characterization (e.g., human behavior characterization, disease-related characterization, etc.) process for the one or more microorganism-related conditions, based on the supplementary dataset and/or microbiome features extracted from the microbiome dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Catalina Valdivia, Rodrigo Ortiz, Inti Pedroso, Victoria Dumas, Paz Tapia, Eduardo Morales
  • Patent number: 10325685
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system for characterizing a diet-related condition for a user can include one or more of: generating a microbiome dataset for each of an aggregate set of biological samples associated with a population of subjects, based on sample processing of the biological samples; processing a supplementary dataset associated with one or more diet-related conditions for the set of users; and performing a diet-related characterization process for the one or more diet-related conditions, based on the supplementary dataset and/or microbiome features extracted from the microbiome dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: uBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Catalina Valdivia, Rodrigo Ortiz, Inti Pedroso, Victoria Dumas, Paz Tapia, Eduardo Morales
  • Publication number: 20190080046
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system, such as for characterizing at least one microorganism-related condition, can include: determining a set of associations (e.g., positive associations such as positive correlations, negative associations such as negative correlations, non-associations such as no correlation or minimal correlation, etc.) between a set of microorganism taxa and at least one microorganism-related condition; determining a set of reference features (e.g., reference abundance ranges, etc.) for the set of microorganism taxa; and determining one or more significance index metrics based on the set of associations and the set of reference features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Patricio Lagos, Ricardo Castro, Paz Tapia
  • Publication number: 20190050534
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system for characterizing one or more microorganism-related conditions can include: determining a microorganism dataset associated with a set of subjects; and with a set of microsome characterization modules, applying analytical techniques to perform a characterization process for the one or more microorganism-related conditions based on the microorganism dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Inti Pedroso, Victoria Dumas, Paz Tapia, Rodrigo Ortiz, Catalina Valdivia, Victor Alegria, Elisabeth M. Bik, Maureen Hitschfeld
  • Publication number: 20180342322
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system for characterizing one or more appendix-related conditions can include determining a microorganism dataset associated with a set of subjects; and/or performing a characterization process associated with the one or more appendix-related conditions, based on the microorganism dataset, where performing the characterization process can additionally or alternatively include performing an appendix-related characterization process for the one or more appendix-related conditions, and/or determining one or more therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Rodrigo Ortiz, Catalina Valdivia, Inti Pedroso, Paz Tapia
  • Publication number: 20180286520
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system for characterizing one or more sleep-related conditions can include determining a microorganism dataset associated with a set of subjects; and/or performing a characterization process associated with the one or more sleep-related conditions, based on the microorganism dataset, where performing the characterization process can additionally or alternatively include performing a sleep-related characterization process for the one or more sleep-related conditions, and/or determining one or more therapies S140.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Inti Pedroso, Catalina Valdivia, Rodrigo Ortiz, Paz Tapia
  • Publication number: 20180122510
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system for characterizing a diet-related condition for a user can include one or more of: generating a microbiome dataset for each of an aggregate set of biological samples associated with a population of subjects, based on sample processing of the biological samples; processing a supplementary dataset associated with one or more diet-related conditions for the set of users; and performing a diet-related characterization process for the one or more diet-related conditions, based on the supplementary dataset and/or microbiome features extracted from the microbiome dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Catalina Valdivia, Rodrigo Ortiz, Inti Pedroso, Victoria Dumas, Paz Tapia, Eduardo Morales
  • Publication number: 20180122511
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system for characterizing a microorganism-related condition (e.g., human behavior condition, disease-related condition, etc.) for a user can include one or more of: generating a microbiome dataset for each of an aggregate set of biological samples associated with a population of subjects, based on sample processing of the biological samples; processing a supplementary dataset associated with one or more microorganism-related conditions for the set of users; and performing a microorganism-related characterization (e.g., human behavior characterization, disease-related characterization, etc.) process for the one or more microorganism-related conditions, based on the supplementary dataset and/or microbiome features extracted from the microbiome dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Catalina Valdivia, Rodrigo Ortiz, Inti Pedroso, Victoria Dumas, Paz Tapia, Eduardo Morales
  • Publication number: 20180114592
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system for characterizing an allergy-related condition for a user can include one or more of: generating a microbiome dataset for each of an aggregate set of biological samples associated with a population of subjects, based on sample processing of the biological samples; processing a supplementary dataset associated with one or more allergy-related conditions for the set of users; and performing an allergy-related characterization process for the one or more allergy-related conditions, based on the supplementary dataset and/or microbiome features extracted from the microbiome dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Catalina Valdivia, Rodrigo Ortiz, Inti Pedroso, Victoria Dumas, Paz Tapia, Eduardo Morales
  • Publication number: 20180102187
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and/or system for characterizing a headache-related condition for a user can include one or more of: generating a microbiome dataset for each of an aggregate set of biological samples associated with a population of subjects, based on sample processing of the biological samples; processing a supplementary dataset associated with one or more headache-related conditions for the set of users; and performing a characterization process for the one or more headache-related conditions, based on the supplementary dataset and microbiome features extracted from the microbiome dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Zachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Rodrigo Ortiz, Catalina Valdivia, Victoria Dumas, Paz Tapia