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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 1979
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ralph A Messing, Horseheads, NY (US);
Robert A Oppermann, Painted Post, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
195 59 ; 195 53 ; 195 54 ; 195 56 ;
Abstract
Immobilized microbe composite comprising a porous, high surface area inorganic support having a controlled population of microbes bonded to the internal surfaces of the pores, the support being water insoluble, non-toxic to the microbes, and having a controlled porosity such that at least 70% of the pores, on a pore size distribution basis, have a pore diameter at least as large as the smallest major dimension of the microbes but less than about five times the largest major dimension of the microbes. The composites are especially useful in situations requiring a high biomass surface within a relatively small volume.