ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,176, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Bio Minerals N.V. (Destelbergen, Belgium).
"Silicic acid formulation and use thereof" was invented by Mario Remi Yvonne Calomme (Edegem, Belgium), Patrick Wilfried Godfried Van De Sompele (Knokke-Heist, Belgium) and Richard Alan Passwater (Berlin, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The capsule comprises a capsule shell and filled With an acidic liquid formulation comprising stabilized silicic acid, wherein the capsule shell comprises a polysaccharide and/or a polysaccharide derivative. The stabilization may be achieved with a quaternary ammonium compound. The capsule can be part of a capsule-in...