US Patent Issued to Chr. Hansen on Aug. 4 for "Electrostatic spray drying of microorganisms" (Danish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,935, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Chr. Hansen A/S (Hoersholm, Denmark).

"Electrostatic spray drying of microorganisms" was invented by Jimi Kjaersgaard Pettersson (Hoersholm, Denmark), Wendy Ossieur (Hoersholm, Denmark), Michelle Milling Madsen (Hoersholm, Denmark) and Kim Nielsen (Hoersholm, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a process for electrostatic spray drying of a living microorganism, the process comprising the following steps: a. Providing a suspension, comprising a number of components, including a microorganism, a solvent and an additive; b. Applying an electrostatic charge to sai...