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Innovative Fermented Product Tech for Sustainable Industries

Publication ID: 24-11856969_0002_PTD
Published: October 26, 2025
Category:New Applications & Use Cases

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Innovative Fermented Product Tech for Sustainable Industries,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11856969_0002_PTD, Published October 26, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11856969_0002_PTD
This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,856,969.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent addressed the need for a solidified form of fermented animal feed. However, the limitations of this technology lie in its narrow focus on dairy cow nutrition. This new invention expands the scope of solidified fermented products to tackle diverse challenges in different industries, such as sustainable plant-based feed, eco-friendly aquaculture, waste management, green construction materials, and renewable energy.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce an inventive step by applying the solidification technology to entirely new industries, which were not originally considered. The novelty lies in the recognition of the potential for solidified fermented products to address diverse challenges beyond animal feed, and the development of specific solutions tailored to each industry.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments may include different microorganisms, fermentation conditions, or calcium sources to optimize the solidification process for specific industries. Variations could also involve combining the solidified fermented products with other materials or additives to enhance their performance or functionality.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The invention has significant commercial potential in various industries, including sustainable agriculture, eco-friendly aquaculture, waste management, green construction, and renewable energy. The target markets include companies and organizations seeking innovative solutions for reducing environmental impact, improving efficiency, and promoting sustainability.

CPC Classifications

SectionClassGroup
A A23 A23K20/105
A A23 A23K10/20
C C07 C07C59/08
C C07 C07B2200/13

Field of Art

Food Science and Biotechnology, specifically fermentation technologies for organic material processing, with expertise in microbial metabolism, calcium-based solidification techniques, and industrial biomaterial transformation

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A technical professional with advanced degrees in microbiology, food engineering, or chemical engineering, possessing knowledge of fermentation processes, microbial metabolism, and material solidification techniques across multiple industrial domains

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the fundamental fermentation and solidification principles disclosed in the source patent for animal feed can be systematically extended to other organic material processing domains by applying consistent microbiological and chemical transformation techniques. The core technological framework of using lactic acid-producing microorganisms and calcium-based solidification represents a generalizable approach that can be predictably adapted across different substrate types and industrial applications. The variations in the PTD represent logical extrapolations of the source patent's core technological principles, utilizing known microbial and chemical engineering techniques to solve analogous technical challenges in different contexts.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Crystalline calcium lactate formation through fermentation of organic materials
PTD Variation
Applying fermentation and calcium solidification to plant-based aquaculture feed
Obviousness Reasoning
A PHOSITA would recognize that the fundamental fermentation and solidification mechanisms are transferable across different organic substrate types, representing a predictable application of known biotechnological techniques
Source Patent Element
Anaerobic metabolism of carbohydrates to produce lactic acid
PTD Variation
Extending fermentation process to municipal organic waste processing
Obviousness Reasoning
The microbial metabolic principles are consistent across different organic substrates, making the adaptation to waste processing a routine engineering design choice with expected results
Source Patent Element
Calcium-based thickening and solidification of fermented liquids
PTD Variation
Utilizing fermentation solidification techniques in construction material development
Obviousness Reasoning
Material transformation techniques are fundamentally transferable, and a PHOSITA would recognize the potential for applying established fermentation solidification principles to novel material engineering contexts
Source Patent Element
Lactic acid production through carbohydrate fermentation
PTD Variation
Fermenting biogas residues using similar microbiological processes
Obviousness Reasoning
The metabolic pathways and fermentation mechanisms are sufficiently general that applying them to different organic waste streams represents a predictable technological extension
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11856969, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the variations disclosed in this publication to be obvious extensions of the fundamental fermentation and solidification technologies. The systematic application of lactic acid-producing microorganism metabolism and calcium-based solidification across diverse organic material processing domains represents a predictable technological progression that would be readily conceived by a skilled practitioner without requiring inventive insight.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,856,969
TitleCompositions and methods for solidified fermented animal feed
Assignee(s)PACKERLAND WHEY PRODUCTS INC.