ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,598, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V. (Amersfoort, Netherlands).

"Process for the preparation of a fibrous product" was invented by Franciscus Christophorus Gielens (Wageningen, Netherlands) and Marjolein Maria Veronique Isabelle Broos (Wageningen, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Process for the preparation of a fibrous product comprising protein and having a moisture content of at least 65% by weight by first preparing a homogenous mixture of protein material comprising cheese, a moisture binder material, a calcium-complex forming agent, a hydrocolloid which precipitates with metal cations ...