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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. 22, 1979
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sidney A Barker, Birmingham, GB;
Roderick N Greenshields, Birmingham, GB;
John D Humphreys, Miami, FL (US);
John F Kennedy, Birmingham, GB;
Assignee:
Gist-Brocades N.V., Delft, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12J / ; C12B / ; C12D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
195 49 ; 195 59 ; 195 65 ; 195D / ; 426 17 ;
Abstract
Fermentation process, e.g. for the production of an oxidation product such as vinegar, which comprises continuously cultivating a bacterial strain, preferably in a vessel of elongated shape, in a medium containing the substrate to be fermented in the presence of a hydrous oxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, vanadium, zirconium, iron and tin and a chelated polyhydroxy support. The bacterial strain used in the process is preferably chelated or complexed with the hydrous metal oxide and the polyhydroxy support.