Additional Patent Granted for Suntheanine®

Additional Patent Granted for Suntheanine®

MINNEAPOLISTaiyo Kagaku Co.Ltd.was granted U.S. Patent No. 6,831,103, covering methods and compositions for treatingsymptoms associated with premenstrual syndrome and menopause.A compositiondescribed in the new patent covers the combination of minerals, particularlycalcium and magnesium, in combination with Suntheanine, an isomerically purenatural L-theanine.

This patent adds to the more than 50 U.S. and internationalpatents and patents pending for Suntheanine, increasing its global insulation,said Scott Smith, vice president of Taiyo International, the North Americansales office for Taiyo Kagaku. This most recent award from the U.S. PatentOffice magnifies the inventiveness of Suntheanine and its supportive body ofscientific evidence, offering the intellectual assets and competitive advantagehighly desired by our customers. Taiyos exclusive U.S. sales agent isNutriScience (www.l-theanine.com).