US Patent Issued to ONE IDEA on Dec. 16 for "Protection of polyunsaturated fatty acids from ruminal degradation" (Argentinean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,286, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to ONE IDEA LLC (Merced, Calif.).

"Protection of polyunsaturated fatty acids from ruminal degradation" was invented by Juan P. Russi (Buenos Aires, Argentina).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of preparing rumen-protected polyunsaturated fatty acids (RuPUFAs) for use in ruminant feeds by inducing the Maillard reaction between a reducing carbohydrate source and de-oiled lecithin in the presence of a PUFA under reduced pressure conditions is disclosed. Products made by the process, as well as methods for enhancing performance, assisting the induction of pregnancy, alleviating inflammation, modu...