US Patent Issued to University of Washington on Sept. 9 for "Microbe-based systems, compositions, and methods thereof" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,083, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to University of Washington (Seattle).

"Microbe-based systems, compositions, and methods thereof" was invented by Bruce J. Godfrey (Seattle), Mari-Karoliina Henriikka Winkler (Seattle) and David Stahl (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes a microorganism support structure, including a gas-permeable layer comprising two opposing surfaces; a microorganism adhesive coats at least one surface of the gas-permeable layer; and a microorganism disposed on the microorganism adhesive-coated surface of the layer. The microorganism adhesive enhances the adhesion of the micr...