US Patent Issued to Cornell University on May 20 for "Recombinant lubricins, and compositions and methods for using the same" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,934, issued on May 20, was assigned to Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.).

"Recombinant lubricins, and compositions and methods for using the same" was invented by Matthew Paszek (Lansing, N.Y.) and Heidi Reesink (Lansing, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are compositions and methods related to modified lubricins, methods of making the modified lubricins, and methods of using the modified lubricins for coating a variety of inanimate objects, and for prophylaxis and/or therapy of disorders where enhanced lubrication of one or more parts of a human or non-human mammal is desirable."

The patent was filed on Jan. 15, 2020, un...