ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,143, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to MARENDA PHARMACEUTICALS LLC (Lewes, Del.).

"Blend compositions for oral administration as a rapidly dissolving powder and/or suspension" was invented by Andrew Favara (New Egypt, N.J.) and Marc Karetny (Chula Vista, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a dry powder oral formulation that includes an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), a lecithin powder, a galactomannan, one or more sweetening agents, one or more flavoring agents and an organic acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation. Also disclosed are an excipient composition in absence of an API and methods of makin...