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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:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nathaniel T. Becker, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Thomas S. Green, Montara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genencor International, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/98 ; C12N 1/102 ; C12N 1/110 ; C12N 1/104 ; C12N 9/96 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/98 ; C12N 1/102 ; C12N 1/110 ; C12N 1/104 ; C12N 9/96 ;
Abstract
Granules that include a protein core are described. The protein core includes a protein matrix which includes a protein mixed together with a starch and optionally sugar such as sucrose. The protein matrix can be layered over a seed particle or the protein core can be homogeneous. The protein can be an enzyme or a therapeutic protein. A barrier layer may surround the protein core, and a coating can be applied to the seed particle, the protein matrix and/or the barrier layer.