ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,312, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Seed Health Inc. (Venice, Canada).
"Method and system for preventing sore throat in humans" was invented by Joseph E. Kovarik (Englewood, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system to prevent sore throat infections in humans includes the administration of an active ingredient to a site on the mucus membranes of the throat of a human that inhibits adherence and promotes desorption of S. pyogenes to soft tissue surfaces, such as the pharyngeal and oral mucosa of a human. A mucoadhesive strip having a surface topography that resists bioadhesion of undesired bacteria that are typicall...