Patents by Inventor Tetsuhiro HARIMOTO

Tetsuhiro HARIMOTO 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).

  • Programmable Nanoencapsulation for Delivery of Probiotics in Vivo
    Publication number: 20240293474
    Abstract: Programmable bacterial cells that comprise a gene that regulates capsular polysaccharide nanoencapsulation of the bacterium linked to an exogenous promoter, wherein expression of the gene and the nanoencapsulation can be programmed or controlled by an external modulator of the exogenous promoter and related compositions and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Tal DANINO, Kam LEONG, Tetsuhiro HARIMOTO, Jaeseung HAHN
  • Engineered Bacteria Containing Biosensors for Precision Targeting and Containment
    Publication number: 20220265730
    Abstract: The disclosure herein relates to engineered biosensor-containing bacteria, which is bacteria that contain at least one biosensor circuit, and uses thereof. A biosensor circuit can comprise an essential gene of the bacteria operably linked to an inducible promoter. Additionally, the bacteria can be engineered to be deficient in the endogenous copy of the at least one essential gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Tal Danino, Tiffany CHIEN, Tetsuhiro HARIMOTO