ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,230, issued on July 29, was assigned to METAGENICS LLC (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).
"Hemp and PEA formulation and its use" was invented by Elnaz Karimian Azari (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), Annalouise O'Connor (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) and Nikhat Contractor (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure provides a composition comprising a synergistic mixture of hemp oil extract and palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), and a method for suppressing inflammatory and neuropathic pain by administering the composition to a subject. The anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive properties of the composition may be attributed by the entourage effect...