ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,334, issued on May 26, was assigned to Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (Dammam, Saudi Arabia).
"Foam treatment method for bacteria" was invented by Ines Mohsen Hammami (Dammam, Saudi Arabia) and Azzah Ibrahim Alghamdi (Dammam, Saudi Arabia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is directed to an aqueous extract of Eruca sativa (arugula) leaves that has antimicrobial activity on Gram-positive bacteria and mycoplasmas. The extract may be purified away from solid or insoluble components, standardized based on the weight of its non-aqueous or solid content, assayed for antimicrobial activity, and provided in an aseptic or ste...