ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,883, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to LUMEN BIOSCIENCE INC. (Seattle).

"Leptin compositions and methods of making and using the same to support weight loss and/or maintenance" was invented by James Michael Roberts (Seattle), Mesfin Mulugeta Gewe (Bothell, Wash.), Uland Lau (Redmond, Wash.), Mark Heinnickel (Seattle), Michael Dodds (Normandy Park, Wash.), David Bolick (Whitewater, Colo.), Nhi Yen Khuong (Kenmore, Wash.), Hannah Tabakh (Seattle), Brian Finrow (Seattle) and Jennifer Lynn Wierman (Ithaca, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are compositions comprising leptin and methods of using the same to support weight loss...