ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,636, issued on May 27, was assigned to MD HEALTHCARE INC. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Nanovesicles derived from genus Bacillus bacteria and use thereof" was invented by Yoon-Keun Kim (Namyangju-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are vesicles derived from the genus Bacillus bacteria and a use thereof. Further, the vesicles are significantly reduced in samples of patients with cancers, such as liver cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer; inflammatory diseases, such as asthma and atopic dermatitis; or metabolic diseases, such as diabetes and cirrhosis, compared with normal persons, and the vesicles in...