Senomyx has been assigned a U.S. patent 8,609,173 for "compositions comprising sweetness enhancers and methods of making them."
The present invention provides solid and liquid compositions comprising 5-(neopentyloxy)-1H-benzo[c][1,2,6]thiadiazin-4-amino-2,2-dioxide or 3-(4-amino-2,2-dioxide-1H-benzo[c][1,2,6]thiadiazin-5-yloxy)-2',2'-dimeth- yl-N-propylpropanamide, and methods of making the compositions by spray drying and spin melting. The present invention also provides ingestible compositions comprising compositions of the present invention and methods of making such foods.
The patent application was filed on July 30, 2009.