Actualización de propiedad intelectual
6 de marzo de 2024
microsal plc
("MicroSalt" o la "Compañía")
Intellectual Property ("IP") Update
MicroSalt plc, (AIM: SALT) a company producing full-flavour, low-sodium salt for food manufacturers and consumers, is pleased to announce that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for Patent Application No. 18/175,028.
The Patent Application entitled Low Sodium Salt Composition, concerns the production of MicroSalt, a low-sodium salt that adheres better to foods than a traditional salt (which is not adhered to a carrier particle).
Receipt of a Notice of Allowance indicates that the claims in the patent application are patentable. MicroSalt expect the patent will be granted upon completion of certain administrative matters in short course. Once granted, the patent is expected to expire in 2039.
This Notice of Allowance relates to one of the 14 pending patent applications described in the Company's admission document dated 27 January 2024. MicroSalt also has counterpart patent applications with claims directed to similar subject matter as the Patent Application 18/175,028 pending in countries including China, Chile, Australia, Brazil, Europe, Canada, Japan, Russia, Mexico, India and Hong Kong.
MicroSalt also owns a previously issued United States patent directed to its salt carrier product and production processes, and a United States provisional patent application directed to additional innovations.
Rick Guiney, CEO of Microsalt, said:
"This Notice of Allowance further strengthens our IP position in the global low sodium market whilst providing additional evidence of our thought leadership position in the battle to lower sodium consumption worldwide."
Para mayor información por favor visite www.microsaltinc.co, follow on X @microSaltPLC or contact:
microsal plc | Vía Flagstaff | |
Rick Guiney, director ejecutivo | ||
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Zeus (Consejero designado y Broker) David Foreman / James Edis (Banca de Inversión) Dom King (corretaje corporativo), Rupert Woolfenden (ventas)
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Bandera de Puerto Rico (Financial IR/FPR) | 44 0 20 7129 1474 | |
Tim Thompson / Alison Allfrey / Anna Probert | ||
Notas a los editores
MicroSalt® produce una sal patentada de sabor pleno y baja en sodio para fabricantes y consumidores de alimentos.
MicroSalt es un importante disruptor potencial en el mercado de alimentos, gracias a sus partículas de tamaño micrométrico que brindan la misma sensación de salinidad a una amplia gama de alimentos pero con aproximadamente un 50% menos de sodio. El consumo excesivo de sodio contribuye significativamente a las enfermedades cardiovasculares y la solución de MicroSalt satisface la creciente demanda de alternativas más saludables a la sal tradicional. La OMS se ha fijado el objetivo de reducir la ingesta mundial de sodio en un 30% para 2025, lo que estima que salvará 7 millones de vidas para 2030.
Each year, cardiovascular disease costs the UK £19 billion - if the average salt intake was reduced by one gram per day, it has been estimated that 4,147 lives and £288 million would be saved each year in the UK. As a nation, the UK consumes 183 million kilograms of salt each year, and 70% of the typical person's sodium intake is hidden in processed foods.
Operational since 2018, MicroSalt uses a patent-protected technology which helps create high barriers to entry within the reduced-sodium salt market.
Los directores creen que MicroSalt está bien posicionado para captar el crecimiento en el mercado bajo en sodio, que se espera que crezca exponencialmente, y que también hay margen para ingresar al mercado más grande de la sal.
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