ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,370, issued on July 1, was assigned to CALLAGHAN INNOVATION (Lower Hutt, New Zealand) and SOUTHWEST SCIENTIFIC EDITING &CONSULTING LLC (Tucson, Ariz.).
"Feijoa fruit extract" was invented by Lai Yeap Foo (Lower Hutt, New Zealand) and Ronald Ross Watson (Tucson, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a feijoa fruit extract. In particular the invention relates to therapeutic uses of a feijoa fruit extract, processes for preparing the extract, and compositions comprising the extract. The feijoa fruit extract of the invention can be used in the treatment and prevention of rheumatoid arthritis and Type-2 diabetes."
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