US Patent Issued on Dec. 9 for "Coronavirus vaccine formulations" (Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,241, issued on Dec. 9.

"Coronavirus vaccine formulations" was invented by Gale Smith (Germantown, Md.), Michael J. Massare (Mt. Airy, Md.) and Jing-Hui Tian (Germantown, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are coronavirus Spike (S) proteins and nanoparticles comprising the same, which are suitable for use in vaccines. The nanoparticles present antigens from pathogens surrounded to and associated with a detergent core resulting in enhanced stability and good immunogenicity. Dosages, formulations, and methods for preparing the vaccines and nanoparticles are also disclosed."

The patent was filed on Dec. 1, 2023, under Ap...