US Patent Issued to Primient Covation on July 8 for "Use and methods of 1,3-propanediol to improve taste and/or off-taste qualities" (Tennessee, Georgia, Delaware Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,708, issued on July 8, was assigned to Primient Covation LLC (Loudon, Tenn.).

"Use and methods of 1,3-propanediol to improve taste and/or off-taste qualities" was invented by Sean L. Gahan (Knoxville, Tenn.), Stephen J. Hurff (Newark, Del.), Rafael I. San Miguel (Atlanta) and James A. Zahn (Knoxville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of improving taste and/or off-taste of a food, beverage, confection, or concentrate composition includes a step of providing a food, beverage, confection, or concentrate composition that includes two or more of: a sour additive; a bitter additive; and a sweetener. The method also includes a s...