Patents by Inventor Michel de Miniac

Michel de Miniac has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Use of ionophoretic polyether antibiotics for controlling bacterial growth in alcoholic fermentation
    Patent number: 5888788
    Abstract: The addition of about 0.3 to about 3 ppm of at least one polyether ionoph antibiotic to a fermentation broth inhibits production of organic acids that hinder the growth and fermentation of yeast. The present invention is useful in a variety of feedstocks, including sugar beet juice, sugar cane juice, diluted sugar beet molasses, diluted sugar cane molasses, hydrolyzed grain (e.g., corn or wheat), hydrolyzed starchy tubers (e.g., potatoes or Jerusalem artichokes), wine, wine by-products, cider, and cider by-products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Union Nationale des Groupements de Distillateurs d'Alcool (UNGDA)
    Inventor: Michel De Miniac
  • Use of polyether ionophore antibiotics to control bacterial growth in sugar production
    Patent number: 5630882
    Abstract: Method for producing sugar, characterized in that a polyether ionophore abiotic is used to suppress gram positive bacteria growth during the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Assignee: Union Nationale Des Groupements De Distallateurs D'Alcool (Ungda)
    Inventor: Michel de Miniac