ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,504, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Verdure Sciences Inc. (Noblesville, Ind.).

"Polyphenol blend of curcumin extract and pomegranate extract and methods of improving immune response" was invented by Sonya Cropper (Noblesville, Ind.) and Nikeeta Kheradia (Noblesville, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention is directed to compositions comprising curcumin extract and pomegranate extract, and methods of improving immune response with the compositions. The compositions may be administered as a prebiotic and/or a dietary supplement."

The patent was filed on March 26, 2021, under Application No. 17/214,339.

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