ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,976, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Natureza Research Inc. (Denison, Texas).

"Formulations having anti-inflammatory activity and antimicrobial activity against gram-positive bacteria" was invented by Lynn S. James-Meyer (Denison, Texas) and Gerald C. Coles (Bristol, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Novel active compositions having antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity are described, the activity provided by an active component prepared in a suspension, the active component being at least a single chain fatty acid having a carbon length of 12, or between 12 and no more than 18. The fatty acid may be esterified a...