Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Fermentation processes
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-23
2005-08-23
Hendricks, Keith (Department: 1761)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Fermentation processes
C426S061000, C426S658000, C127S029000, C435S101000, C435S252900
Reexamination Certificate
active
06932991
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to an isolated and purified strain of the speciesLactobacillus sanfranciscensiswhich produces levan. The present invention further relates to a method of producing the levan, and to a method of preparing various human or pet food products or cosmetic products which utilizes the levan and/or a strain producing the same.
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Brandt Markus
Cavadini Christoph
Hammes Walter P.
Neeser Jean-Richard
Vincent Sebastien
Hendricks Keith
Nestec S.A.
Winston & Strawn LLP
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