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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:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric A. Johnson, Madison, WI (US);
Gerhard J. Haas, Woodcliff Lake, NJ (US);
Assignee:
S. S. Steiner, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 3/3508 ; A61K 3/578 ; C12Q 1/18 ; C12N 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 3/3508 ; A61K 3/578 ; C12Q 1/18 ; C12N 1/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the discovery that hop extract is useful as an antibacterial agent against the dangerous pathogens,, and,at levels below that at which a flavor from the acids contained therein is objectionable. More specifically, a process and associated product is described herein, comprising applying a solution of hop extract to a food, beverage or other medium so that the final concentration of hop ingredients is about 1 ppm or higher in order to inhibit the growth of,, and/or