ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,616, issued on March 4, was assigned to ABERGAVENNY NV (Antwerp, Belgium).

"Food supplement and composition comprising choline butyrate salt and/or butyrylcholine" was invented by Marc Vanden Avenne (Antwerp, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to the use of butyrylcholine in food and in particular in the treatment of intestinal disorders and in the stimulation of brain development. Furthermore, the invention provides for a food supplement and a pharmaceutical composition comprising butyrylcholine."

The patent was filed on Feb. 27, 2023, under Application No. 18/175,142.

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