Patents Examined by Kaiash C. Srivastava
  • Fermentation process
    Patent number: 6569670
    Abstract: A fermentation medium containing: (a) a source of metabolizable carbon and energy; (b) a source of inorganic nitrogen; (c) a source of phosphate; (d) at least one metal selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, and mixtures thereof; and (e) biotin, substantially free of particulate matter and bacteria. A fatty material may be added to an aqueous suspension containing at least one dicarboxylic acid to modify the rheological characteristics of the suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Cognis Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin W. Anderson, J. Douglas Wenzel