ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,347, issued on April 21, was assigned to Indena S.P.A. (Milan).

"Solid dispersion of ursolic acid and potassium salt" was invented by Pietro Allegrini (Milan), Daniele Ciceri (Milan) and Lorenzo Menna (Milan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to solid dispersions comprising a salt of ursolic acid with an alkali metal and a phospholipid and to oral dosage formulations containing them. The invention also relates to processes for preparing the solid dispersions and to the use of the solid dispersions and formulations for the prevention and/or treatment of a variety of pathological conditions in which hepatopro...