ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,327, issued on July 21, was assigned to INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. (New York).

"Microencapsulation with potato proteins" was invented by Amir Malaki Nik (Union Beach, N.J.), Adam Toth (Union Beach, N.J.) and Ronald Gabbard (Union Beach, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An emulsion and encapsulation particle containing an active material and an unhydrolyzed potato protein, as an emulsifier, are provided as is a method of producing the encapsulation particle."

The patent was filed on Jan. 24, 2020, under Application No. 17/425,764.

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