ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,899, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to VETO-PHARMA (Palaiseau, France).

"Mite infestation treatment" was invented by Remi Pade (Coulaines, France), Gael Charpentier (Argenton-sur-Creuse, France) and Isabelle Villard (Coubron, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a compound of formula (I), a salt thereof or a composition containing same as an acaricide, a method for reducing or preventing an infestation of an animal by a mite, comprising exposing the mite to a compound of formula (I), to a composition comprising a compound of formula (I), to one or more attractants for bees and a polymer, to a strap adapted ...