ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,585, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V. (Amersfoort, Netherlands).
"Fat blend suitable for infant nutrition" was invented by Marlies Hanneke Brouwer (Wageningen, Netherlands) and William Kloek (Wageningen, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fat blend comprising: (i) 20-50 wt % of a vegetable lipid source and (ii) 50-80 wt % of a milk fat composition comprising at least one bovine milk fat fraction, wherein 75-85 wt % of all fatty acid moieties positioned on the sn-2 position of the glycerol backbone in said milk fat composition are long chain saturated fatty acids with 12-18 carbon atoms (LCSFA...