ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,565, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to FIRMENICH SA (Satigny, Switzerland).

"Polyamide microcapsules" was invented by Damien Berthier (Satigny, Switzerland), Andreas Herrmann (Satigny, Switzerland), Serge Lamboley (Satigny, Switzerland), Lahoussine Ouali (Satigny, Switzerland) and Nicolas Paret (Satigny, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to polyamide microcapsules. A process for the preparation of polyamide microcapsules is also an object of the invention. Perfuming compositions and consumer products comprising said microcapsules, in particular perfumed consumer products in the form of home car...