ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,280, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to DSM IP Assets B.V. (Heerlen, Netherlands).

"Formulations for improving gut health" was invented by Maaike Johanna Bruins (Kaiseraugst, Switzerland), Sophie Fehlbaum (Kaiseraugst, Switzerland), Thanh-Van Pham (Kaiseraugst, Switzerland), Kevin Prudence (Kaiseraugst, Switzerland), Robert Steinert (Kaiseraugst, Switzerland), Pietro Celi (Kaiseraugst, Switzerland), Gilberto Litta (Kaiseraugst, Switzerland), Estefania Perez Calvo (Kaiseraugst, Switzerland) and Wilbert Sybesma (Kaiseraugst, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various benefits to intestinal health are made by delivery of an acti...