ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,683, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Anemorix LLC (Rancho Cordova, Calif.).

"Porous glucomannan scaffolds and methods for producing the scaffolds" was invented by C. Chang I. Lee (Davis, Calif.), Chan Ju Park (Gold River, Calif.) and Justin Judd (Placerville, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides methods of producing a glucomannan scaffold having uniform porosity and interconnectivity. The scaffold is prepared by maintaining a glucomannan gel under conditions prescribed to meet a length of time in the solidification phase. The method improves product consistency, while reducing manufacturing waste. T...