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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Nch Corporation, Irving, TX (US);
Inventors:
Judith G. Pruitt, Mesquite, TX (US);
Robert Clarence Pearce, III, Irving, TX (US);
John Ray Roheim, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Assignee:
NCH CORPORATION, Irving, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C02F 3/34 (2006.01); C22B 1/24 (2006.01); C22B 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C02F 3/348 (2013.01); C22B 1/24 (2013.01); C22B 3/18 (2013.01); Y02P 10/234 (2015.11);
Abstract
The present invention is a bacteria and nutrient delivery composition containing bran. The subject composition is preferably made in the form of a tablet that is structurally stable without being excessively hard. The tablets preferably have a configuration that reduces the likelihood of premature shearing in tableting presses or jamming in feeder devices for biomass generators. Methods of manufacturing the bacterial delivery composition in a structurally stable form that maintains bacterial viability are also provided.