ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,932, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (Tucson, Ariz.).

"Ang (1-7) derivative oligopeptides for the treatment of pain" was invented by Meredith Hay (Tucson, Ariz.), John Konhilas (Tucson, Ariz.), Robin L. Polt (Tucson, Ariz.), Todd Vanderah (Tucson, Ariz.), Brittany Forte (Tucson, Ariz.), Tally Milnes (Tucson, Ariz.), Evan Jones (Tucson, Ariz.) and Lajos Szabo (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides oligopeptides, in particular, Ang-(1-7) derivatives, and methods for using and producing the same. In one particular embodiment, oligopept...