ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,250,957, issued on March 18, was assigned to HIGHER MOUNT Co. LTD. (Gifu, Japan).

"Method for producing fermented liquid comprising short-chain fatty acid" was invented by Hirotaka Takayama (Gifu, Japan) and Emi Takayama (Gifu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for producing a fermented liquid having an acidity of pH 3 to 4, including colloidal particles having a particle size not exceeding 50 nm and short-chain fatty acids. The method includes providing fermentation apparatus including a plurality set of temperature-controlled fermentation containers at each stage of the multi-stage fermentation process; using a soft water ...