ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,230, issued on May 5, was assigned to OHLY GmbH (Hamburg, Germany).
"Hemp seed extract" was invented by Dominik Spickermann (Hamburg, Germany), Catharina Kleist (Hamburg, Germany), Loi Gia Tu (Ahrensburg, Germany) and Mathilde van Rheenen (Bremen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a process for preparing a hemp seed extract that is useful as a flavoring composition in food and beverages. The method does not involve the use of re-agents that would impair the taste of the resulting extract, in particular organic solvents. The invention also relates to a hemp seed extract that can be prepared by use o...