ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,378, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Novitas Chem Solutions (Houston).

"Methods of making pol yurea powders, gels and greases, and related compositions made therefrom" was invented by Liwen Wei (Tomball, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A food package comprising a container having a sealed top layer and comprising a fresh, preservative-free food product comprising chickpeas, such as hummus, which includes no preservatives and exhibits total yeast and mold counts of less than 10 CFU/g at 28 days after production when stored at 2deg C. to 8deg C. The package includes a headspace between the fresh hummus and the top sealing laye...