ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,889, issued on June 3, was assigned to CHEMICAL SYSTEMS OF ORLANDO INC. (Zellwood, Fla.).

"Food grade lubricant for conveying food containers" was invented by Russel Gerald Colombo (Zellwood, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A food grade lubricant composition includes an emulsion having 85%-95% w/w water, 1%-4% w/w polyalphaolefin 4, 1%-4% w/w sorbitan monolaurate, 2%-5% w/w polyoxyethylene 20 sorbitan monolaurate, and a food grade preservative."

The patent was filed on Oct. 23, 2023, under Application No. 18/382,674.

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