ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,482, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to GLYCOSCIENCE S.L. (Derio, Spain).
"3'-ketoglycoside compound for the slow release of a volatile alcohol" was invented by Peter William Sutton (Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a 3'-ketoglycoside compound defined by formula (I) and its use for controlled release of alcohols, in particular alcohols showing an insect repellent effect. It relates also to a process for preparing the 3'-ketoglycoside compound of formula (I). It further relates to a composition comprising a 3'-ketoglycoside compound of formula (I). It relates also to the use ...