ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,597, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to L.E.A.F. HOLDINGS GROUP LLC (Gulph Mills, Pa.).

"Carotenoid compositions and uses thereof" was invented by Clet Niyikiza (Gulph Mills, Pa.), Victor Mandla Moyo (Ringoes, N.J.), Bolin Geng (Gulph Mills, Pa.), Zhenghong Xu (Gulph Mills, Pa.), Kaniz Khalifa (Gulph Mills, Pa.) and Gwangseong Kim (Gulph Mills, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising carotenoids, including liposomes that encapsulate carotenoids including ionizable carotenoids such as trans-crocetin. The provided compositions have uses in treating diseases, disorders and conditions a...