ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,921, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to ADM WILD Europe GmbH & Co. KG (Eppelheim/Heidelberg, Germany).

"Foamable composition and foam" was invented by Dominique Chatard (Eppelheim/Heidelberg, Germany), Sandra Juergens (Eppelheim, Germany), Frank Tremmel (Eppelheim, Germany), Jens Maeder (Eppelheim, Germany), Juergen Kraut (Eppelheim, Germany) and Frederic Barreau (Eppelheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a foamable composition comprising 0.05 to 10 wt % of a plant germ flour, 0.1 to 15 wt % of a thickening agent, 0.1 to 35 wt % of a natural fiber, and water, wherein each wt % is based on the to...