Global Patent Index - EP 1183187 A4

EP 1183187 A4 20040317 - A STERILIZABLE CULTIVATION SYSTEM WITH SEPARATELY ATTACHABLE MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANE

Title (en)

A STERILIZABLE CULTIVATION SYSTEM WITH SEPARATELY ATTACHABLE MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANE

Title (de)

STERILISIERBARES ZUCHTSYSTEM MIT GETRENNT ANBRINGBAREN MIKROFILTRATIONSMEMBRAN

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE CULTURE POUVANT ETRE STERILISE A MEMBRANE DE MICROFILTRATION CAPABLE D'ETRE FIXEE LIBERABLE

Publication

EP 1183187 A4 20040317 (EN)

Application

EP 99970640 A 19991021

Priority

  • CA 2299116 A 20000222
  • CN 98229712 U 19981021
  • CN 98229711 U 19981021
  • US 9924559 W 19991021
  • US 42203099 A 19991020

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0023331A2] A sterilizable cultivation system is provided for growing selected organisms for use in biological applications and the cultivation edible fungi. A sealable, sterilizable container holds a growth substrate in a sterile condition. A separate, adhesive vent filter is provided, which is adhereable to a vent opening in the container. The vent filter is gas permeable and allows gas exchange between the interior of the container and the ambient environment, but prevents the passage of microbes and other organisms into or out of the container. This gas exchange prevents excess carbon dioxide from accumulating in the container and allows necessary oxygen into the container in order to maintain an appropriate growth environment for the selected organisms. The vent filter may be combined with the container (a) during manufacture of new containers, or (b) in the field by the end-user on new containers or on re-cycled containers. The separately provided vent filters allow the end-user to adjust certain parameters of the growth environment within the container in the field. This is accomplished by adjusting the venting characteristics of the cultivation system, by increasing or reducing the amount and quality of the vent filters on the container.

IPC 1-7

B65D 1/00; C12M 1/24

IPC 8 full level

C12M 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A01G 9/02 (2013.01); A01G 18/66 (2018.01); C12M 23/14 (2013.01); C12M 23/24 (2013.01); C12M 29/04 (2013.01); C12M 29/20 (2013.01); C12M 37/02 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0023331 A2 20000427; WO 0023331 A3 20000824; WO 0023331 A9 20020822; CA 2299116 A1 20010822; EP 1183187 A2 20020306; EP 1183187 A4 20040317

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9924559 W 19991021; CA 2299116 A 20000222; EP 99970640 A 19991021