Protects a proprietary process for producing a concentrated polyphenol-rich phytocomplex from Citrus bergamia fruit. The patented process covers key extraction and purification steps used to create a standardized dry bergamot extract, as well as claims related to the resulting phytocomplex and certain applications.
- Patent Number: 8,741,362
- Application Number: 13/129,637
- Filed: November 13, 2009
- Issued: June 3, 2014
- Priority Date: November 17, 2008
- Inventors: Giuseppe Lombardo, Domenico Malara, Vincenzo Mollace
- PCT Application:
- PCT/IB2009/055060
- PCT Publication: WO2010/055490