ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,171, issued on July 29, was assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING Ltd. (London).

"Oral cannabinoid product with lipid component" was invented by Anthony Richard Gerardi (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Thomas H. Poole (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Michael Andrew Zawadzki (Clemmons, N.C.), Kristen Ann Spielbauer (Kernersville, N.C.), Steven Lee Alderman (Lewisville, N.C.) and Timothy Brian Nestor (Advance, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Meltable compositions configured for oral use, the compositions including at least one cannabinoid or cannabimimetic, are provided. The compositions include one or more fillers, typically a sugar alcohol, and a lipid. ...