ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,135, issued on March 24, was assigned to Nuseed Nutritional US Inc. (West Sacramento, Calif.).

"DHA enriched polyunsaturated fatty acid compositions" was invented by Stuart Littler (Clayton, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a vegetable-based lipid composition comprising high levels of at least three different long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (typically as fatty acid esters). The compositions typically contain DHA as the principal long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid. The composition is obtainable from a single source by conventional processing methods, and has improved stability properties."

The pat...