US Patent Issued to LEVATION PHARMA on July 15 for "Compositions and uses of alpha-adrenergic agents" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,561, issued on July 15, was assigned to LEVATION PHARMA LTD. (Beverly Hills, Calif.).

"Compositions and uses of alpha-adrenergic agents" was invented by Frank Litvack (Los Angeles) and Houman Hemmati (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides cosmetic and therapeutic compositions of alpha-adrenergic agents. Compositions of the disclosure may be used for topical, transdermal or parenteral administration to the eye or eyelid. The compositions of the disclosure may be used cosmetically to improve the appearance of the eye or therapeutically to treat ptosis."

The patent was filed on Sept. 21, 2022, under Applica...