ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,077, issued on March 31, was assigned to GEM INNOV (Gemenos, France).

"Method for preparing biodegradable microcapsules and microcapsules thus obtained" was invented by Yohann Guillaneuf (Marseilles, France), Catherine Lefay (Marseilles, France), Didier Gigmes (Allauch, France), The Hien Ho (Marseilles, France), Kaouthar Oudoua (Marseilles, France), Thierry Ribeiro (La Fare les Oliviers, France) and Yves Ortais (Gemenos, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method for manufacturing microcapsules comprising a wall made of polymer material containing an active substance, comprising the following steps: -preparing an oil phase compris...