US Patent Issued to Societe des Produits Nestle on Oct. 27 for "Compositions and methods using a combination of oleuropein and quercetin for use in cartilage degeneration" (Swiss, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,421, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland).

"Compositions and methods using a combination of oleuropein and quercetin for use in cartilage degeneration" was invented by Umberto De Marchi (Corminboeuf, Switzerland), Jerome Feige (Crissier, Switzerland) and Marie Noelle Horcajada (Echenevex, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to use of a composition comprising an effective amount of a combination of oleuropein and/or metabolite thereof and quercetin and/or derivative for maintenance of joint health or prevention or treatment of joint disorders in an ind...