ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,918, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Arla Foods Amba (Viby J, Denmark).

"Neutral instant beverage whey protein powder" was invented by Mads Dyrvig (Viby J, Denmark), Sandra Maria Sorensen (Viby J, Denmark) and Benito Greco (Viby J, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention pertains to a new instant beverage powder comprising whey proteins and having a neutral pH, which powder is suitable for preparing transparent beverages. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing an instant beverage powder, a transparent beverage product produced from the instant beverage powder and a method for preparing the...