ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,059, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Subha Krishnan (Tamilnadu, India).

"Concentrated formic acid composition and its uses thereof" was invented by Rithvik K (Tamil Nadu, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is related to Methanoic acid composition and it's uses thereof.The Methanoic acid composition helps in reducing the germicidal load and finds utility in dental hygiene, Cosmetics, detergents, soaps, skin cleansers, surface cleaners, water sanitizers, animal feed, processed food, poultry farms, poultry hatcheries and the pharmaceutical arena."

The patent was filed on Aug. 9, 2018, under Application No. 17...