ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,321, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Nicoventures Trading Ltd. (London).

"Oral composition with beet material" was invented by Darrell Eugene Holton Jr. (Clemmons, N.C.), Dwayne William Beeson (Kernersville, N.C.), Anthony Richard Gerardi (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Chris J. Grimes (High Point, N.C.), Ronald K. Hutchens (East Bend, N.C.), Christopher Keller (Advance, N.C.), Thomas H. Poole (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and Frank Kelley St. Charles (Bowling Green, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides products configured for oral use, the products including one or more active ingredients and a beet material, at least a portio...