US Patent Issued to Cape Peninsula University of Technology on Feb. 24 for "Sustained release formulation containing Aspalathus linearis extract" (South African Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,391, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Cape Peninsula University of Technology (Cape Town, South Africa).

"Sustained release formulation containing Aspalathus linearis extract" was invented by Jeanine Lucasta Von Metzinger (Kenridge, South Africa), John Henry Neethling (Bellville, South Africa), Josias H Hamman (Potchefstroom, South Africa) and Marilize Le Roes-Hill (Fish Hoek, South Africa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-unit pharmaceutical composition comprising an immediate release component comprising a polyphenol-containing Aspalathus linearis extract and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, and a sustaine...