US Patent Issued to Darlene E. McCord on Feb. 4 for "Coated medicinal clay compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, and delivery of cation sources and methods of use thereof" (Iowa, Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,213,993, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Darlene E. McCord (Chattanooga, Tenn.).

"Coated medicinal clay compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, and delivery of cation sources and methods of use thereof" was invented by Darlene E. McCord (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and Alex Hovey (North Liberty, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Medicinal clay compositions and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same are disclosed. The medicinal clay compositions provide a protective barrier for the clay allowing manufacturing, storage and use that protects the medicinal clay from moisture and hydration that would otherwise prematurely activate the ...