ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,328, issued on May 26, was assigned to LACTOMASON Co. LTD. (Jinju-si, South Korea).

"Probiotics complex composition with immunomodulatory and immune homeostasis property" was invented by Minn Sohn (Jinju-si, South Korea), Je Seong Park (Gwangju-si, South Korea), So Lim Shin (Anyang-si, South Korea) and Ye Ji You (Siheung-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mixed strain of probiotics having immunoregulatory functions and a composition comprising the same are provided. The composition can regulate immunity by increasing the production amount of NO or inhibiting the excessive production of NO induced by an inflammatory subst...