ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,896, issued on March 24, was assigned to PREMEX INC. (Durham, N.C.).

"Process for quantification of metal amino acid chelates in solutions and solids" was invented by Paula Leon Monsalve (Medellin, Colombia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for quantifying the amount of unbound metal and bound metal in solution is provided. A process for quantifying the amount of bound metal amino acid chelate and free ligand in a solid (e.g., dry mixture such as an animal feed) is also provided."

The patent was filed on Nov. 11, 2022, under Application No. 17/985,466.

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