ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,416, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Duesseldorf, Germany) and Novozymes A/S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark).

"Cleaning compositions comprising dispersins VI" was invented by Mirko Weide (Duesseldorf, Germany), Susanne Wieland (Zons/Dormagen, Germany), Rune Nygaard Monrad (Bagsvaerd, Denmark), Jesper Salomon (Bagsvaerd, Denmark), Dorotea Raventos Segura (Bagsvaerd, Denmark) and Rebecca Vejborg (Bagsvaerd, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cleaning compositions may include a mix of enzymes that include a mix of enzymes. Said compositions may be used in cleaning processes and/or for deep cleaning of organic stains,...