ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,036, issued on April 29, was assigned to Corn Products Development Inc. (Westchester, Ill.).

"Binding syrup composition comprising allulose and low sugar syrups, products containing the syrup composition and methods of making" was invented by Didem Icoz (Bridgewater, N.J.) and Matthew Park (Bridgewater, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A binding syrup composition for formulating food products containing allulose and low sugar syrups is provided. The binding syrup composition overcomes limitations of allulose-containing products including product stickiness and failure to maintain shape and texture of the products. More particularly...