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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:
Mar. 08, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
William M Rutherford, Des Moines, IA (US);
Jack E Allen, Boonville, IA (US);
Herman W Schlameus, San Antonio, TX (US);
Donald J Mangold, San Antonio, TX (US);
William W Harlowe, Jr, San Antonio, TX (US);
Joseph R Lebeda, Urbandale, IA (US);
Assignee:
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; A23L / ; B01J / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435243 ; 4352521 ; 435177 ; 435174 ; 426 61 ; 264-43 ; 424498 ; 424484 ;
Abstract
A process for preparing fatty acid microspheres of microorganisms by rotary disc processing is disclosed. The process is designed to minimize heat risk to the microorganisms during production. Microsphere particles of fatty acid matrix containing microorganisms, preferably stearic acid encapsulated Enterococcus faecium, are also provided.