US Patent Issued to Eastman Chemical on May 26 for "Methods of using formaldehyde-free antimicrobial compositions in animal by-product compositions" (California, Tennessee, District Of Columbia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,710, issued on May 26, was assigned to Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.).

"Methods of using formaldehyde-free antimicrobial compositions in animal by-product compositions" was invented by Ying Chen (San Diego), William Mark Barbour (Kingsport, Tenn.), Weimin Gu (Kingsport, Tenn.) and Kelmara Khadene Kelly (Washington).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Formaldehyde is a common component of antimicrobial compositions for preserving animal feeds. However, the use of formaldehyde is coming under pressure and alternative antimicrobial compositions are needed. The present application discloses methods and/or uses of a formaldehyde-free an...