ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,382,976, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland).

"Maceration composition and method for preparing same" was invented by Justine Capo-Chichi (Dijon, France), Eric Gabriel Marchal (Vittel, France) and Anne-Benoite Prevost (Vittel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention concerns a method for preparing a maceration composition made from at least one component selected from the group comprising fruits, vegetables, plants and spices, said method comprising the following steps: *Macerating the component by dipping it into water in order to have the equivalent of 15 to 80 g of compon...