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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2005
Jean-paul Posseme, Villejuif, FR;
Jean-claude Bercetche, Saint Jean Pied de Port, FR;
Jean-marie Odinot, Remereville, FR;
Jean-Paul Posseme, Villejuif, FR;
Jean-Claude Bercetche, Saint Jean Pied de Port, FR;
Jean-Marie Odinot, Remereville, FR;
CHR-Hansen A/S, Horsholm, DK;
Abstract
A device for the continuous dosage of frozen starter cultures into a liquid fermentation medium is provided. The device comprises a fermentation unit and a container for the thawing of the starter cultures. It further comprises means of retaining the frozen cultures inside the thawing container while allowing the culture in liquid form to feed into a circuit for continuously feeding the fermentation medium to be inoculated. Furthermore, a method of dosing a frozen inoculant into a liquid fermentation medium is also described.