ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,547, issued on June 24, was assigned to TASTES NATURAL LLC (Danbury, Conn.).
"Bitter-blocking agent and process for making same" was invented by Joshua V. Young (Liberty Township, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid edible dip that includes a first lactose-based composition, a second lactose-based composition, at least one spice, and a cucumber extract based bitter-blocking agent that can block the bitter tastes present in certain edible foods. The cucumber extract based bitter-blocking agent can modify, reduce, or block the bitter taste present in some edible foods. The first lactose-based composition may be a strained yogu...