ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,858, issued on April 7, was assigned to Conopco Inc. (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.).

"Savoury composition" was invented by Tanja Grudke-Katschus (Heilbronn, Germany), Winfried Rupp (Heilbronn, Germany) and Regine Weimar (Heilbronn, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a savoury food article consisting of a solid, savoury composition having an elongate member extending therefrom, and also to a method for preparing such a savoury article and to the use of such a savoury article."

The patent was filed on Dec. 13, 2019, under Application No. 17/298,042.

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