ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,826, issued on July 1, was assigned to QUORUM INNOVATIONS LLC (Sarasota, Fla.).
"Method of identifying a biologically-active composition from a biofilm" was invented by Eva A. Berkes (Sarasota, Fla.), Nicholas T. Monsul (Sarasota, Fla.) and Frederick T. Boehm (Sarasota, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The subject invention provides materials and methods that effectively support innate immunity and/or disperse pathogenic biofilms using readily available, nontoxic, natural substances, while supporting restoration of normal microbiotic homeostasis. In one embodiment, the subject invention provides anti-biofilm compositions comprising...