ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,236, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to NANEXA AB (Uppsala, Sweden).

"Solid nanoparticle with inorganic coating" was invented by Jan-Otto Carlsson (Uppsala, Sweden), Anders Johansson (Uppsala, Sweden) and Marten Rooth (Knivsta, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nanoparticle having a solid core comprising a biologically active substance, said core being enclosed by an inorganic coating, a method for preparing the nanoparticle, and the use of the nanoparticle in therapy. A kit comprising the nanoparticle and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the nanoparticle."

The patent was filed on June 20, 2023, under Application No. 18...