ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,861, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Allovate LLC (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
"Toothpaste for delivery of allergens to oral mucosa" was invented by Michael Nelson (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Erick Berglund (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Pro-toothpaste compositions formulated to receive a volume of allergen solution to provide toothpastes that exhibit efficacy for oral mucosal immunotherapy (OMIT) and acceptable consumer and product stability properties, along with kits of pro-toothpaste, allergen/extracts of allergens, and optionally compounding means and/or specialized toothbrushes are provided. Toothpastes suitable and effective ...