ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,595, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to VAXA TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (Rosh Pina, Israel).

"Non-toxic proteins and omega-3 from algae and method of making same" was invented by Ohad Bashan (Sde Varburg, Israel) and Isaac Berzin (Jerusalem).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a non-toxic omega-3 rich extract and non-toxic miscella and a method of producing same. The method may include obtaining an aqueous microalgae slurry comprising at least 65% water; mixing the aqueous microalgae slurry with ethanol for a predetermined duration; separating the aqueous microalgae slurry-ethanol mixture to liquids and miscella; and evaporating the wa...