ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,921, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to INTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS (Kongens Lyngby, Denmark).
"Bacteria" was invented by Heli Putaala (Kantvik, Finland), Sofia Forssten (Kantvik, Finland), Sampo Lahtinen (Kantvik, Finland), Arthur Ouwehand (Kantvik, Finland), Jaana Matto (Helsinki), Harri Makivuokko (Helsinki), Inger Mattsby-Baltzer (Gothenburg, Sweden) and Bjorn Andersch (Saro, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to bacteria and metabolites thereof that are capable of binding to vaginal cells and producing hydrogen peroxide, their use in probiotic compositions and food products and methods for their ...