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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:
Jan. 31, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ernest W Boyer, Elkhart, IN (US);
Graham S Byng, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
Solvay Enzymes, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C11D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435221 ; 435270 ; 435222 ; 25217412 ; 252D / ;
Abstract
Alkaline proteases derived from specific bacteria of the species Bacillus proteolyticus have enhanced stability and improved washing ability when blended in general detergents. Also disclosed are new bacteria producing these alkaline proteases. Additionally, there is also disclosed a process for the production of the alkaline proteases which comprises cultivating new bacteria and detergent compositions containing these alkaline proteases.