ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,611, issued on May 19, was assigned to Takasago International Corp. (Tokyo).

"Method for assessing aroma component and method for preparing flavor composition" was invented by Shinichiro Ito (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a method for assessing an aroma component that can be added to a food or beverage product, and a method for preparing a flavor composition comprising adjusting a blending ratio of an aroma component on the basis of the assessing method. In the present invention, a change in concentration of each aroma component with respect to a number of breaths (t) during a breath c...