Patents by Inventor WILLIAM DOUGLAS SHANNON

WILLIAM DOUGLAS SHANNON 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).

  • MICROBIOME HEALTH INDEX
    Publication number: 20200263223
    Abstract: Methods for assessing microbiota are disclosed. An example method for assessing microbiota may include obtaining a fecal sample from a patient, quantifying the relative abundance of bacteria from a selected group of taxonomic classes in the fecal sample, calculating a microbiome health index based on the relative abundance of bacteria from the selected group of taxonomic classes, and correlating the microbiome health index with a medical condition of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: REBIOTIX, INC.
    Inventors: KENNETH F. BLOUNT, WILLIAM DOUGLAS SHANNON, ELENA DEYCH, COURTNEY JONES, GREGORY J. FLUET