ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,585, issued on March 3.

"Nutraceuticals having sustained release for improved bioavailability and method of production" was invented by Doddabele L. Madhavi (Worcester, Mass.) and Daniel I. Kagan (Belmont, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes economical processes to improve the bioavailability of nutraceuticals by formulations that induce micronization and sustained release. The inventive process can be used to increase the solubility and bioavailability of lipophilic and moderately water-soluble nutraceuticals by combining excipients that increase the solubility and induce sustained release of the ac...