ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,827, issued on June 30.
"Process for obtaining protein-rich nutrient supplements from bacterial fermentation process" was invented by Ryan Senaratne (Fayetteville, Ark.), McKinzie Fruchtl (Prairie Grove, Ark.) and Abel Price (Springdale, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Protein-rich nutrient supplements and animal feed supplements derived from an anaerobic bacterial process are generated through a myriad of cell rupturing and protein fractionation/purification processes. Bacterial fermentation systems and methods of obtaining one or more protein-containing portions from a fermentation process using carbon monoxide-containing gaseo...