ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,696, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to VIRBAC (Carros, France).

"Low dose fluralaner compositions for protection against parasitic invertebrate pest" was invented by Philippe Gruet (Carros, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Low doses of fluralaner or another isoxazoline derivative are administered to an animal such as a pet, typically a dog or a cat, preferentially by administration of a repeated dose, at regular intervals or at varying intervals, each dose being of the same or different amount, which leads to efficacy against arthropods, especially fleas and ticks. Various regimens, galenic forms, posologies, therapeutic indica...