ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,305, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to JUBILEE BIOTECH Co. LTD. (Gunpo-si, South Korea).

"Cartridge and applicator for drug delivery and microneedle patch used therefor" was invented by Sung Kyoung Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Goong Hyun Han (Siheung-si, South Korea) and Chan Sik Yoon (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Proposed is a microneedle patch including a body in which at least one opening is formed, and a microneedle body which is disposed in the opening and has at least one microneedle formed therein, wherein when an external force is applied in a first direction, the microneedle body moves in the first di...