US Patent Issued to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey on May 12 for "Fiber mix formulations and uses thereof" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,446, issued on May 12, was assigned to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, N.J.).

"Fiber mix formulations and uses thereof" was invented by Liping Zhao (New Brunswick, N.J.), Yan Yan Lam (Fords, N.J.), Yongjia Gong (North Brunswick, N.J.), Guojun Wu (New Brunswick, N.J.) and Cuiping Zhao (Highland Park, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a fiber mix formulation comprising a mixture of bran, inulin, and digestion resistant maltodextrin useful to restore a healthier gut microbiota and alleviate symptoms in subjects with imbalance of gut microbiota. The mixture of soluble dietary...