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USOO9572364B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9,572,364 B2 Langan et al. (45) Date of Patent: *Feb. 21, 2017 (54) METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION AND 6,490,824 B1 12/2002 Intabon et al. USE OF MYCELIAL LIQUID TISSUE 6,558,943 B1 5/2003 Li et al. CULTURE 6,569.475 B2 5/2003 Song 9,068,171 B2 6/2015 Kelly et al. (71) Applicant: Mycotechnology, Inc., Aurora, CO 2002.01371.55 A1 9, 2002 Wasser et al. (US) 2003/0208796 Al 11/2003 Song et al. (72) Inventors: James Patrick Langan, Denver, CO 3988: A. 58: sistset al. (US); Brooks John Kelly, Denver, CO 2004f02.11721 A1 10, 2004 Stamets (US); Huntington Davis, Broomfield, 2005/0180989 A1 8/2005 Matsunaga CO (US); Bhupendra Kumar Soni, 2005/0255126 A1 11/2005 TSubaki et al. Denver, CO (US) 2005/0273875 A1 12, 2005 Elias s 2006/0014267 A1 1/2006 Cleaver et al. (73) Assignee: MYCOTECHNOLOGY, INC., Aurora, 2006/0134294 A1 6/2006 McKee et al. 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