ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,937, issued on May 27, was assigned to Fera Diagnostics and Biologicals Corp. (College Station, Texas).

"Fatty acid compositions" was invented by Rodrigo Carvalho Bicalho (College Station, Texas), Marjory Xavier Rodrigues (College Station, Texas) and Leonardo Bringhenti (College Station, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition comprising a mixture of fatty acids such as linoleic, oleic, and palmitic acids or derivatives thereof derived from secretions of mammalian mammary glands. This composition can be utilized to decrease stress, anxiety, and aggressiveness in mammals."

The patent was filed on Sept. 13, 2024, under Appl...