ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,832, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Jessica Xinyun Du (Redwood City, Calif.).

"Liver targeting drug, pharmaceutical composition and use thereof" was invented by Jessica Xinyun Du (Redwood City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a compound represented by formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition and use thereof. The compound has significant liver targeting characteristics, and can reduce the drug concentration in the circulating system while improving the efficacy, thereby reducing the toxic and side effects."

The patent was filed on Nov. 2, 2020, under Application...