US Patent Issued to James and Carol May Family, LLLP on Jan. 13 for "Compositions used for sweetened substances" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,863, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to James and Carol May Family, LLLP (Mesa, Ariz.).

"Compositions used for sweetened substances" was invented by Venkata Sai Prakash Chaturvedula (Tempe, Ariz.), Michael Perry May (Queen Creek, Ariz.) and James A. May (Mesa, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of the present technology provide compositions and methods for a sweetener composition comprising stevia leaf extract, stevia glycosides, and/or Luo Han Guo fruit extract. The sweetener composition provides enhanced taste and/or flavor properties as compared to other non-caloric or low-caloric sweeteners. The sweetener co...