ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,046, issued on May 13, was assigned to COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (Paris).

"Micro-emulsion containing creatine fatty-ester, method for preparing said micro-emulsion and uses thereof" was invented by Aloise Mabondzo (Paris), Gabriela Ullio-Gamboa (Gif s/ Yvette, France), Sophie Dezard (Forges les Bains, France), Frederic Taran (Gif s/ Yvette, France), Anne-Cecile Guyot (Rueil-Mal-Maison, France), Olivier Loreau (St Michel s/ Orge, France) and Henri Benech (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition in the form of a micro-emulsion composed of an oil phase comprising at least one omega 3 fatty...