ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,923, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to INTERNATIONAL N&HDENMARK APS (Kongens Lyngby, Denmark).
"Bacteria" was invented by Heli Putaala (Kotka, Finland), Sofia Forssten (Kotka, Finland), Sampo Lahtinen (Kotka, Finland), Arthur Ouwehand (Kotka, Finland), Jaana Matto (Helsinki), Harri Makivuokko (Helsinki) and Janne Nikkila (Helsinki).
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 A, B and/or O blood type antigens or which are acid and/or bile tolerant, their use in probiotic compositions and food products, and methods for their selection. The invention a...