ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,130, issued on March 31, was assigned to 2QR RESEARCH B.V. (Delft, Netherlands).
"Aloe extracts for microbial neutralisation" was invented by Floris Koumans (Delft, Netherlands) and Paul Kwakman (Mijdrecht, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a composition comprising polysaccharides derivable from Aloe vera with aggregating activity towards microorganisms and to its use in preventing or treating infections. The composition having an average molecular weight in the range of 30-100 kDa and comprising 80-100% w/w mannose and 0-5% w/w glucose."
The patent was filed on April 19, 2023, under Applic...