Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090152196 | ALTERING METABOLISM IN BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES - Compositions of peptides and surface-active agents are described, as are methods of making and using such compositions. The compositions are capable of affecting metabolic rates in biological systems, and to accelerate nutrient uptake without a concomitant increase in biofilm production. | 06-18-2009 |
20100099599 | ENHANCED PERFORMANCE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE FORMULATIONS COMPRISING PROTEINS AND SURFACTANTS - Disclosed herein are compositions comprising: an oxidizing agent; a surfactant; and a protein component. Also disclosed are methods of cleaning a surface, the method comprising applying an aqueous solution to the surface, the solution comprising the above compositions. | 04-22-2010 |
20100113324 | SURFACTANT COMPOSITION WITH A REDUCTION OF SURFACE TENSION, INTERFACIAL TENSION, AND CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION USING A PROTEIN-BASED SURFACTANT SYNERGIST - Surfactant-containing compositions are described which include a protein component that has the effect of improving the surface-active properties of the surfactants contained in the compositions. The surfactant-containing compositions having the protein component demonstrate significantly lower critical micelle concentrations (CMC), reduced surface tensions, and reduced interfacial tensions than do comparable compositions having no protein component. In addition, the surfactant-containing compositions having the protein component has the effect of converting greasy waste contaminants to surface active materials. | 05-06-2010 |
20100133178 | SEPTIC SYSTEM CLEANING - A composition including the fermentation supernatant from a fermentation of yeast is intended to be conveniently introduced through the wastewater plumbing system of a private home or other facility into a septic system servicing the home or other facility to substantially accelerate the ability of the bacteria resident in the septic system to substantially digest biologically available organic compounds present in the septic system, and methods of accomplishing the same. | 06-03-2010 |
20100144583 | INCREASING SURFACE ACTIVE PROPERTIES OF SURFACTANTS - Surfactant-containing compositions are described which include a protein component that has the effect of improving the surface-active properties of the surfactants contained in the compositions. The surfactant-containing compositions having the protein component demonstrate significantly lower critical micelle concentrations (CMC) than do comparable compositions having no protein component. In addition, the surfactant-containing compositions having the protein component has the effect of converting greasy waste contaminants to surface active materials. | 06-10-2010 |
20110152149 | SEPTIC SYSTEM CLEANING COMPOSITIONS - A composition including the fermentation supernatant from a fermentation of yeast is intended to be conveniently introduced through the wastewater plumbing system of a private home or other facility into a septic system servicing the home or other facility to substantially accelerate the ability of the bacteria resident in the septic system to substantially digest biologically available organic compounds present in the septic system, and methods of accomplishing the same. | 06-23-2011 |
20120074067 | METHOD OF HERDING AND COLLECTION OF OIL SPILLED AT THE AQUATIC SURFACE - Disclosed are methods of removing oil from an aqueous surface, comprising: surrounding an oil spot on the aqueous surface with an oil-absorbing material; and introducing a solution comprising a surfactant to the oil spot. Also disclosed are the above methods where the oil is not mechanically directed towards the oil-absorbing material, or where the oil-absorbing material is not mechanically directed towards the oil. Also disclosed are the above methods further comprising introducing a solution comprising a protein/surfactant complex to the oil spot, where the protein/surfactant complex comprises a protein component obtained from the fermentation of yeast, comprising a mixture of multiple intracellular proteins, at least a portion of the mixture including yeast polypeptides obtained from fermenting yeast and yeast stress proteins resulting from subjecting a mixture obtained from the yeast fermentation to stress. | 03-29-2012 |
20120135909 | CLEANING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR BURNT-ON FOOD AND OIL RESIDUES - Disclosed herein are compositions comprising a solubilizing agent for the removal of burnt-on, cooked-on, baked-on, dried-on and charred organic food and oil residues from surfaces comprising alcohol, a coupling agent, water, an anti-deposition agent, a pH buffer and a surfactant system that preferably includes a fermentation supernatant, where the supernatant contains essentially stress proteins. Further enclosed are methods of cleaning for ovens, industrial cooking equipment and the like. | 05-31-2012 |
20120142530 | PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS FOR PLANT TREATMENT - Disclosed herein are methods of accelerating root growth in a plant, the method comprising applying to the plant root a composition comprising a) a mixture of proteins and polypeptides, and b) a surfactant, whereby root growth is accelerated as compared to an untreated plant. Also disclosed herein are methods of improving the foliar uptake of a biologically active compound by a plant, the method comprising applying to the plant foliage a composition comprising a) a mixture of proteins and polypeptides, and b) a surfactant, whereby root growth is accelerated as compared to an untreated plant. | 06-07-2012 |
20120172219 | METHODS FOR ENHANCED ROOT NODULATION IN LEGUMES - Disclosed herein are methods of increasing, enhancing, or accelerating root nodulation in a plant, accelerating growth of nitrogen fixing bacteria in nodules of a plant, increasing protein content in a plant, increasing yield of a plant, improving water retention of a plant, or reducing water use of a plant, the method comprising identifying a plant in need of root nodulation, and applying to the plant a composition comprising a protein component comprising yeast stress proteins resulting from subjecting a mixture obtained from the yeast fermentation to stress. | 07-05-2012 |
20120238485 | SURFACTANT COMPOSITION WITH A REDUCTION OF SURFACE TENSION, INTERFACIAL TENSION, AND CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION USING A PROTEIN-BASED SURFACTANT SYNERGIST - Surfactant-containing compositions are described which include a protein component that has the effect of improving the surface-active properties of the surfactants contained in the compositions. The surfactant-containing compositions having the protein component demonstrate significantly lower critical micelle concentrations (CMC), reduced surface tensions, and reduced interfacial tensions than do comparable compositions having no protein component. In addition, the surfactant-containing compositions having the protein component has the effect of converting greasy waste contaminants to surface active materials. | 09-20-2012 |
20130251660 | SKIN WETTING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Disclosed are skin wetting and penetrating compositions and methods, where the compositions comprise the following, or combinations thereof: a surfactant, yeast exo-proteins, a stabilizer, and optionally an oil, humectant, or dermatological active agent. | 09-26-2013 |
20130252287 | PROTEIN-ENHANCED SURFACTANTS FOR ENZYME ACTIVATION - Disclosed herein are compositions containing enzymes, particularly acting at the interface between two immiscible phases where the rate of enzymatic activity is increased by addition of a blend of surfactant(s) and a mixture derived from yeast fermentation, that contain non-enzymatic exo-proteins released by yeast in response to a non-lethal stress. The enzymes include those that work at the interface between an aqueous solution and a water immiscible phase, liquid or solid, such as oil, fat, cellulose, lignin, etc. including, but not limited to the following or combinations thereof: lipases, polysaccharase, lignase, cellulase and the like, in which the substrate of an enzymatic reaction forms a phase, segregated from the aqueous solution in which the enzymes are typically operating. Disclosed herein are methods for improving a washing solution with the use of these compositions, where the enzyme-protein-surfactant solution can be used in such applications as: laundry, spot remover, pre-laundry, dishes, hard surface cleaning, wastewater treatment, cellulose breakdown as in ethanol production, lignin utilization, environmental remediation, industrial cleaning, and agricultural applications. | 09-26-2013 |
20130313465 | FIRE FIGHTING AND FIRE RETARDANT COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed herein are fire-fighting compositions, and methods thereof, comprising a surfactant and a fraction of a fermentation mixture comprised of yeast exoproteins, where the proteins enhance ability of water to extinguish Class A, Class B and Class K fires, as defined by the National Fire Protection Association. In one embodiment the surfactant is optimized to wet and penetrate into the substrate, for example wood, as in a Class A fire. In a second embodiment, the surfactant is optimized for foaming to provide fire fighting protection in a Class B fire. Further embodiments include methods for using the same protein-surfactant fire fighting composition for both polar (e.g., alcohol) and non-polar combustible liquids. In yet another embodiment, methods are described where the proteins comprise stress shock proteins and where the residual protein-surfactant combination that is not degraded from the fire acts to stimulate resident bacterial populations to accelerate the biodegradation of residual hydrocarbons and surfactants from the composition. In another embodiment, the compositions are free of solvents, fluorine-free as in fluoro surfactants and fluoro-polymers. | 11-28-2013 |
20130341266 | ALTERING METABOLISM IN BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES - Compositions of peptides and surface-active agents are described, as are methods of making and using such compositions. The compositions are capable of affecting metabolic rates in biological systems, and to accelerate nutrient uptake without a concomitant increase in biofilm production. | 12-26-2013 |
20140248373 | ENHANCED PERFORMANCE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE FORMULATIONS COMPRISING PROTEINS AND SURFACTANTS - Disclosed herein are compositions comprising: an oxidizing agent; a surfactant; and a protein component. Also disclosed are methods of cleaning a surface, the method comprising applying an aqueous solution to the surface, the solution comprising the above compositions. | 09-04-2014 |
20150045220 | PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS FOR PLANT TREATMENT - Disclosed herein are methods of accelerating root growth in a plant, the method comprising applying to the plant root a composition comprising a) a mixture of proteins and polypeptides, and b) a surfactant, whereby root growth is accelerated as compared to an untreated plant. Also disclosed herein are methods of improving the foliar uptake of a biologically active compound by a plant, the method comprising applying to the plant foliage a composition comprising a) a mixture of proteins and polypeptides, and b) a surfactant, whereby root growth is accelerated as compared to an untreated plant. | 02-12-2015 |