ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,543, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Jeneil Biosurfactant Co. LLC (Saukville, Wis.).

"Antimicrobial compositions and related methods of use" was invented by Niranjan R. Gandhi (River Hills, Wis.), Victoria Palmer Skebba (Cedarburg, Wis.) and Gary A. Strobel (Bozeman, Mont.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Antimicrobial compositions comprising one or more compound components generally recognized as safe for human consumption, and related methods of use, such compositions and methods as can be employed in a wide range of agricultural, industrial, building, pharmaceutical and/or personal care products and applications."

The patent was...