Patents by Inventor Thomas Y. Ma

Thomas Y. Ma 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).

  • Treatment methods and compositions
    Patent number: 11986501
    Abstract: This disclosure describes compositions and methods involving amounts of probiotic bacteria effective to decrease intestinal permeability or intestinal epithelial tight junction permeability in a subject having or at risk of having defective intestinal barrier, increased intestinal permeability and/or intestinal epithelial tight junction permeability compared to a normal subject. The probiotic bacteria can include a Lactobacillus spp. and/or a Bifidobacterium spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: UNM RAINFOREST INNOVATIONS
    Inventor: Thomas Y. Ma
  • TREATMENT METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20210290698
    Abstract: This disclosure describes compositions and methods involving amounts of probiotic bacteria effective to decrease intestinal permeability or intestinal epithelial tight junction permeability in a subject having or at risk of having defective intestinal barrier, increased intestinal permeability and/or intestinal epithelial tight junction permeability compared to a normal subject. The probiotic bacteria can include a Lactobacillus spp. and/or a Bifidobacterium spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Y. Ma