US Patent Issued to Locus Solutions IPCo on Nov. 4 for "Methods of producing compositions comprising hydrophilic sophorolipids" (Florida, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,238, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Locus Solutions IPCo LLC (Solon, Ohio).

"Methods of producing compositions comprising hydrophilic sophorolipids" was invented by Sean Farmer (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Ken Alibek (Solon, Ohio), Amir Mahmoudkhani (Solon, Ohio) and Janaina Izabel Da Silva De Aguiar (Solon, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The subject invention provides materials and methods for producing high-HLB sophorolipid-based compositions and/or for increasing the water solubility of sophorolipid compositions. More specifically, the subject invention provides for the production and post-fermentation alteration of SLP molecule...