ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,269,002, issued on April 8, was assigned to International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (New York).

"Microcapsule compositions" was invented by Li Xu (Edison, N.J.), Yabin Lei (Holmdel, N.J.), Yi Zhang (Middletown, N.J.), Takashi Sasaki (Morganville, N.J.), Ronald Gabbard (Farmingdale, N.J.) and Lewis Michael Popplewell (Morganville, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are microcapsule compositions and their preparation methods. The microcapsule composition has a microcapsule dispersed in an aqueous phase. The microcapsule has a microcapsule core and a microcapsule wall encapsulating the microcapsule core. The microcapsule core con...