ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,248, issued on July 8, was assigned to Rural Chemical Industries (AUST) PTY LTD (Mascot, Australia).

"Animal feeds and feed premixes containing betaine hydrochloride and a phytase" was invented by Aaron Joell Cowieson (Sydney), Peter Henry Selle (Sydney) and Brett Ruth (Mascot, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to animal feeds and feed premixes containing synergistically effective amounts of betaine hydrochloride and a phytase."

The patent was filed on April 3, 2024, under Application No. 18/625,676.

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