ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,789, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland).

"Composition comprising siallyllactose for use in enhancing learning skills and memory function" was invented by Zhizhong Dong (Beijing), Yujie Shi (Beijing) and Bing Wang (New South Wales, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to the use of a nutritional composition comprising sialylated oligosaccharides for enhancing cognitive development and learning skills in mammals. The nutritional composition comprises 3'-Siallylactose (3'-SL) and 6'-Siallylactose (6'-SL) in a weight ratio between 10:1 and 1:10 and is spec...