Patents by Inventor Ronald Agee

Ronald Agee 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).

  • Process for the production of freeze dried micro-organisms and related compositions
    Patent number: 9554583
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of freeze dried microorganism composition, comprising the step of (i) subjecting a frozen composition comprising micro-organisms to a drying pressure of from 133 Pa [1000 mT] to 338 Pa [2540 mT] such that at the drying pressure the frozen composition is dried by sublimation of water present in the frozen composition to provide a freeze dried composition comprising the micro-organisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: DUPONT NUTRITION BIOSCIENCES APS
    Inventors: Christophe Hollard, Ronald Agee
  • PROCESS
    Publication number: 20140335227
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of freeze dried microorganism composition, comprising the step of (i) subjecting a frozen composition comprising micro-organisms to a drying pressure of from 133 Pa [1000 mT] to 338 Pa [2540 mT] such that at the drying pressure the frozen composition is dried by sublimation of water present in the frozen composition to provide a freeze dried composition comprising the micro-organisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Christophe Hollard, Ronald Agee