ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,775, issued on June 17, was assigned to Soundbites Public Benefit Corp. (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

"Composition and method for treating hearing loss" was invented by Barry S. Seifer (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Louise A. Minor (Trinidad, Calif.) and Richard A. Detweiler (West Linn, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition for treating hearing loss, and more particularly to restoring a level of hearing or reducing the likelihood of developing hearing loss in a subject. In addition, a composition for reducing the severity or risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease, along with methods for using this composition are also disclosed."...