ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,388, issued on May 13, was assigned to DSM IP ASSETS B.V. (Heerlen, Netherlands).
"Methods of modulating gastrointestinal metabolites" was invented by Estel Canet-Martinez (Basel, Switzerland), John Michael Geremia (Watertown, Mass.), Ulrich Hoeller (Basel, Switzerland), Lisa Ann Laprade (Dedham, Mass.) and Ghislain Schyns (Waltham, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to methods of feeding animals by providing feed additives that modulate the gut microbiome to improve the health, nutrition, and growth performance. The present disclosure further relates to methods of modulating metabolites present in the ...