ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,379, issued on May 27, was assigned to Flavorsense (San Rafael, Calif.).

"Dried flakes with active ingredients" was invented by Leslie M. Norris (San Rafael, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for producing a dried product, optionally in the form of a flake, the process comprising (a) combining an active ingredient with a carrier, and an optional stabilizer, to create a wet mixture, wherein the active ingredient and carrier are in a ratio of about 1:1 to about 1:250 in the wet mixture; (b) spreading the wet mixture on a belt of a thin film belt dryer with a belt temperature in the range of about 60deg C.-92deg C.; and (c...