ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,752, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Genialis (Henrichemont, France).

"Method for dehydrating liquid, semi-liquid or paste-like products, including a pressure cryogenic step and a lyophilization step" was invented by Isabelle Desjardins-Lavisse (Henrichemont, France) and Guillaume Gillet (Salbris, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Products in dry powder form are obtained by lyophilization. More particularly, a lyophilization method includes a prior step of cryogeny under pressure of a matrix containing dissolved gas. A powder may be obtained by this method and used in food processing, cosmetics, pharmacy, and human and animal ...