ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,225, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Ralco Nutrition Inc. (Marshall, Minn.).

"Antiviral compositions and methods" was invented by Richard Dale Lamb (Balaton, Minn.) and Tom M. Lattimore (Good Thunder, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In general, embodiments of the present invention provide antiviral essential oil compositions, and methods of making and using the same. Essential oil compositions can include one or more essential oils, such as thyme essential oil, oregano essential oil, and/or cinnamon essential, optionally in combination with one or more emulsifiers. Essential oil compositions can be in the form of an emulsion an...