03.01.13
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued patent #8,334,003 covering Singapore-based Unistraw Holdings Pte, Ltd’s ingredient delivery technology. Called “Drink Flavouring Straw,” the patent broadly covers straws containing spherical pellets that dissolve gradually, thereby continually releasing active ingredients throughout the drinking process. The technology can be used to deliver nutritional and therapeutic compositions such as probiotics and medications. Unistraw is poised to launch in the U.S. market in the first quarter of 2013.
