US Patent Issued to Johnson & Johnson Vision Care on July 22 for "Esters for treatment of ocular inflammatory conditions" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,679, issued on July 22, was assigned to Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. (Jacksonville, Fla.).

"Esters for treatment of ocular inflammatory conditions" was invented by Annabelle Gallois-Bernos (Jacksonville, Fla.), Frank F. Molock Jr. (Birmingham, Great Britain), Carrie L. Davis (St. Augustine, Fla.), Kathrine Osborn Lorenz (Jacksonville, Fla.), James K. Young (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.), Kristy L. Canavan (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Fang Lu (St. Augustine, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to ophthalmic compositions and methods for the treatment of dry eye and other inflammatory ocular conditions. In par...