Patents by Inventor Sean Farmer

Sean Farmer 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 Increasing the Bioavailability of OTC and Pharmaceutical Drugs
    Publication number: 20220313659
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for enhancing the efficacy of drug compounds. The subject invention utilizes an adjuvant composition comprising of one or more microbial-produced biosurfactants and/or isoforms thereof to enhance bioavailability, stability, and localization of the drugs in a subject, to reduce the total dosage that is required, and to prolong the pre-administration stability of the drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Sean FARMER, Ken ALIBEK
  • Cosmetic Compositions for Skin Health and Methods of Using Same
    Publication number: 20220304920
    Abstract: The topical cosmetic compositions and methods of the subject invention can be used to treat and/or prevent a variety of skin conditions, including, for example, age spots, acne, scars, body odor, aging-related conditions (e.g., wrinkles, looseness and dryness), and scalp issues (e.g., dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis and hair loss). In preferred embodiments, the compositions according to the subject invention comprise biological amphiphilic molecules produced by microorganisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Sean FARMER, Ken ALIBEK
  • Microbe-based products for enhancing plant root and immune health
    Patent number: 11447430
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for enhancing plant immunity, health, growth and yields using a combination of microbes and/or their growth by-products. Specifically, the subject invention enhances plant health, growth and/or yields using a combination of a Trichoderma spp. fungus and a Bacillus spp. bacterium. Specifically, in one embodiment, the subject invention utilizes Trichoderma harzianum and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LOCUS AGRICULTURE IP COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Paul S. Zorner, Sean Farmer, Ken Alibek, Samal Ibragimova
  • Methods for paraffin removal and extended post-primary oil recovery
    Patent number: 11447684
    Abstract: The subject invention provides a three-part method for increasing the amount of oil recovered from an oil well, the method comprising (1) paraffin removal; (2) gas release; and (3) plugging. The combination of parts provides for enhanced oil recovery over an extended period of time, for example two weeks or longer. In preferred embodiments, the subject invention utilizes microorganisms and/or their growth by-products, as well as other environmentally-friendly compounds, to enhance oil recovery by removing paraffin deposits from a well and providing controlled production of carbon dioxide in the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LOCUS OIL IP COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Farmer, Ken Alibek, Karthik N. Karathur, Andrew R. Lefkowitz, Anthony Nerris, Tyler Dixon, Alibek Moldakozhayev, Martin R. Shumway
  • Cosmetic compositions for skin health and methods of using same
    Patent number: 11446235
    Abstract: The topical cosmetic compositions and methods of the subject invention can be used to treat and/or prevent a variety of skin conditions, including, for example, age spots, acne, scars, body odor, aging-related conditions (e.g., wrinkles, looseness and dryness), and scalp issues (e.g., dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis and hair loss). In preferred embodiments, the compositions according to the subject invention comprise biological amphiphilic molecules produced by microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LOCUS IP COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Farmer, Ken Alibek, Sharmistha Mazumder
  • Compositions and Methods for Diagnosing Susceptibility to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Reducing the Likelihood of Developing ASD, and/or Treating ASD
    Publication number: 20220288136
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for improving the quality of life for a subject, particularly a child, diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In preferred embodiments, a supplement composition comprising natural or naturally-derived ingredients is delivered to a subject in the form of a chocolate bar or other candy alongside administration of an antiviral medication. Advantageously, the composition and methods can improve the immune health of the subject, along with other signs and symptoms associated with ASD, infections and other immunocompromising conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew R. LEFKOWITZ, Sean FARMER, Ken ALIBEK
  • Treatment for upgrading heavy crude oil
    Patent number: 11441082
    Abstract: The subject invention provides microbe-based products, as well as their use to improve oil well production and increase the value of heavy crude oil. Specifically, the subject invention provides cultivated yeast products, which can be applied to oil and/or oil and gas production equipment to improve production and increase the economic value of heavy crude oil by, for example, upgrading heavy oils and/or converting heavy hydrocarbon substances, such as asphalts, asphaltenes, tars, bitumens and/or petcokes into lighter hydrocarbon substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: LOCUS OIL IP COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Farmer, Ken Alibek, Kent Adams, Karthik N. Karathur, Anthony Nerris
  • Methods for the dietary management of irritable bowel syndrome and carbohydrate malabsorption
    Patent number: 11439672
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to digestive disorders, and in particular to methods for treating irritable bowel syndrome by increasing carbohydrate absorption by administering a composition containing a Bacillus coagulans bacterium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ganeden Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Farmer, Andrew R. Lefkowitz
  • Compositions and methods for paraffin liquefaction and enhanced oil recovery in oil wells and associated equipment
    Patent number: 11434415
    Abstract: The subject invention provides compositions comprising solvents and surfactants, as well as their use in improving oil and/or gas production. In some embodiments, the compositions comprise chemical or synthetic solvents and/or surfactants. In other embodiments, the compositions comprise biological components, such as microorganisms and/or their growth by-products. The subject invention can be used to dissolve, disperse and/or emulsify paraffin precipitates and/or deposits; prevent and/or inhibit paraffin deposition; remove rust deposits and prevent corrosion associated therewith; inhibit bacterial growth and/or biofilm formation; and to enhance oil recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: LOCUS OIL IP COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Farmer, Ken Alibek, Anthony Nerris, Tyler Dixon, Karthik N. Karathur
  • Probiotic grain-based compositions
    Patent number: 11419355
    Abstract: The present application relates to probiotic grain-based compositions comprising lactic acid-producing bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Ganeden Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Farmer, Andrew R. Lefkowitz, Michael A. Bush, David Maske
  • Multi-Functional Compositions Comprising Concentrated Acids for Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery
    Publication number: 20220259484
    Abstract: The subject invention provides multi-functional biochemical compositions, as well as their use in enhancing oil recovery by, for example, enhancing traditional acid treatments. Advantageously, the compositions and methods of the subject invention are operationally-friendly, cost-effective, and environmentally-friendly approaches to enhancing oil recovery. More specifically, in preferred embodiments, the subject invention provides a multi-functional composition for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) comprising one or more concentrated acids that work in synergy with a combination of one or more surfactants, one or more chelating agents, and one or more solvents to stimulate the flow of oil from a formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Sean FARMER, Ken ALIBEK, Karthik N. KARATHUR, Jonathan ROGERS
  • Microbe-Based Compositions for Restoring Soil Health and Controlling Pests
    Publication number: 20220259114
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for enhancing soil health and/or plant health. In particular, the subject invention relates to compositions comprising microbes and/or their growth by-products for use in improving fertility, salinity, water retention, and other soil characteristics, as well as controlling pests and stimulating the growth of plants. In certain embodiments, the growth by-products are biosurfactants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Sean FARMER, Ken ALIBEK
  • Microbial products and uses thereof to improve oil recovery
    Patent number: 11414591
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and methods of microbial enhanced oil recovery using biochemical-producing microbes. In specific embodiments, the methods of the subject invention comprise applying a bio surfactant-producing bacteria and/or a growth by-product thereof to an oil-producing site. In preferred embodiments, the bacteria is a strain of Bacillus in spore form. In some embodiments, the methods further comprise applying the bacteria with a yeast fermentation product, an alkaline compound, a polymer, a non-biological surfactant, and/or one or more chelating agents. Advantageously, the subject invention can be useful for stimulating the flow of oil from a well, as well as dissolving scale present in an oil-bearing formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: LOCUS OIL IP COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Farmer, Ken Alibek, Sharmistha Mazumder, Kent Adams, Tyler Dixon, Yajie Chen, Maja Milovanovic
  • Large-scale aerobic submerged production of fungi
    Patent number: 11412740
    Abstract: Methods are provided for cultivating fungi for scaled-up production of microbe-based products. Specifically, cultures of fungi, such as, e.g., Pisolithus tinctorius, are grown by aerobic submerged fermentation in liquid medium containing a particulate anchoring carrier to increase mycelial biomass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: LOCUS IP COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Farmer, Ken Alibek, Sharmistha Mazumder, Tyler Dixon
  • Matrix fermentation systems and methods for producing microbe-based products
    Patent number: 11414640
    Abstract: The subject invention provides methods of producing advantageous microbes and/or by-products using a modified form of solid-state fermentation, or matrix fermentation. In particular, the methods utilize foodstuff mixed with liquid nutrient medium to produce a three-dimensional scaffold substrate having ample surface area on which the microbes can grow. The methods can be used to cultivate yeasts, fungi and bacteria at high concentrations without susceptibility to total contamination. The subject invention can be used in remote locations and can be transported with ease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: LOCUS IP COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Farmer, Ken Alibek, Sharmistha Mazumder, Maja Milovanovic, Alibek Moldakozhayev
  • Co-Culture of Myxobacteria and Pseudomonas for Enhanced Production of Biosurfactants and Other Metabolites
    Publication number: 20220243241
    Abstract: Methods are provided for enhanced production of microbial biosurfactants, the methods comprising co-cultivating Myxococcus xanthus and Pseudomonas chlororaphis. In certain embodiments, the biosurfactants are rhamnolipids or rhamnolipids-like glycolipids. In certain embodiments, other microbial growth by-products are produced, such as organic hydrocarbons including terpenes and/or terpenoids. Microbe-based products produced according to the subject methods are also provided, as well as their uses in, for example, agriculture, oil and gas recovery, and health care.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Sean FARMER, Ken ALIBEK, Yajie CHEN
  • Methods of selective and non-selective plugging for water flooding in enhanced oil recovery
    Patent number: 11401452
    Abstract: Materials and methods for enhanced oil recovery are provided. In particular, a composition for improved selective and non-selective plugging is provided, the composition comprising one or more biological polymers selected from polysaccharides, in addition to one or more bio surfactants Methods are also provided for enhanced oil recovery wherein the biological polymer composition, one or more biosurfactants and one or more solvents are injected into an oil-bearing formation undergoing water flooding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: LOCUS OIL IP COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Farmer, Ken Alibek, Karthik N. Karathur, Alibek Moldakozhayev
  • Materials and methods for recovering oil from oil sands
    Patent number: 11396623
    Abstract: The present invention provides environmentally-friendly compositions and methods for recovering oil from oil sands. The present invention can also be used for reducing the viscosity and/or increasing the API gravity of oil. In specific embodiments, the invention utilizes compositions comprising biochemical-producing microorganisms and microbial growth by-products, such as biosurfactants, as well as cavitation, to enhance oil recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: LOCUS OIL IP COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Farmer, Ken Alibek, Karthik N. Karathur
  • Broad Spectrum Biopesticides Comprising Beneficial Microorganisms
    Publication number: 20220211047
    Abstract: The subject invention provides biopesticide compositions and their use in controlling a broad spectrum of pests, including arthropods, bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoa, parasites, nematodes, and/or pests that act as disease vectors. The compositions of the subject invention utilize beneficial microorganisms to target one or more pests that cause harm and/or damage to humans, animals, plants, and/or man-made structures, such as homes. In certain embodiments, the compositions comprise at least one species of entomopathogenic fungus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Sean FARMER, Ken ALIBEK, Paul S ZORNER, Samal IBRAGIMOVA
  • YEAST-BASED MASKS FOR IMPROVED SKIN, HAIR AND SCALP HEALTH
    Publication number: 20220211608
    Abstract: The subject invention provides materials and methods for improving facial skin, hair and scalp health using cosmetic yeast-based masks. In a specific embodiment, the subject invention provides a yeast-based mask for application to the face, which can improve the health and appearance of thereof In another specific embodiment, the subject invention provides a yeast-based mask for application to the hair and scalp, which can aid in preventing hair loss, as well as improve the health and appearance of the hair and scalp. Methods of using the yeast-based masks are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: SEAN FARMER, KEN ALIBEK