ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,665, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to CENYX BIOTECH INC. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Cerium oxide nanocomposite and use thereof" was invented by Seung-Hoon Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Bong Geun Cha (Seongnam-si, South Korea) and Dong-Wan Kang (Gwacheon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cerium oxide nanocomplex, a method for preparing the cerium oxide nanocomplex, a composition containing the cerium oxide nanocomplex as an active ingredient, and a method for preventing or treating inflammatory or autoimmune diseases. The composition may be used as an efficient nanoparticle therapeutic composition by applying a biocompatible di...