ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,218, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Uplift Food Inc.

"Prebiotic and probiotic cookie preparation" was invented by Kara Landau (Brooklyn Heights, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A prebiotic and probiotic sandwich cookie is described. The prebiotic and probiotic sandwich cookie includes at least two biscuits and a creme filing sandwiched between two of the at least two biscuits. Each of the at least two biscuits includes a polyphenol, a resistant starch, and a prebiotic soluble fiber. The creme filling comprises another resistant starch, a vegetable fat, and spores of a probiotic bacterium. The prebiotic and probiotic sandwich co...