ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,780, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to S H KELKAR AND COMPANY Ltd. (India).

"Odorants and compositions comprising odorants" was invented by Avdhoot D. Velankar (Mumbai, India), Kedar Ramesh Vaze (Mumbai, India), Popat D. Shinde (Mumbai, India) and Aftab Sayyed (Mumbai, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to new classes of odorous 3-(2-methylenealkoxy)alkanenitrile derivatives of formula (I) which are useful as fragrance or flavor materials in particular in providing dry, woody, dusty, earthy, and/or patchouli notes together with optional coriander, aldehydic, citrus, mandarin, pear, cinnamon, and/or pe...