Patent Number: 8163309
Docket Number: 3406
Serial Number: 11607714
Date Patented: 04/24/2012

Summary: The present invention relates to starch foam microparticles having a porous structure, and which typically have a diameter of less than or equal to about 50 microns. The present invention also relates to novel uses for the starch foam microparticles in beekeeping and in the pharmaceutical, plastics and fragrance industries. Patent Status: Patent Application Filed on December 1, 2006. Link at USPTO filed under patent title "Starch foam microparticles." Inventors: Gregory Glenn (Greg) Bioproduct Chemistry and Engineering Research USDA, ARS, PWA, WRRC-BCE 800 BUCHANAN STREET ALBANY, CA, 94710 Phone: (510) 559-5677 Fax: (510) 559-5818 greg.glenn@ars.usda.gov Artur Klamczynski (same address as first inventor) Phone: (510) 559-6177 Fax: (510) 559-5818 artur.klamczynski@ars.usda.gov