ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,929, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Neuronasal Inc. (Wexford, Pa.) and Burke Neurological Institute (White Plains, N.Y.).

"Methods of treating brain disorders" was invented by Douglas A. Greene (Basking Ridge, N.J.), Rajiv R. Ratan (White Plains, N.Y.) and Thomas I. Bradshaw (Wynnewood, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes methods of administering N-acetylcysteine (NAC) via intranasal nose-to-brain administration. The effect of intranasal NAC nose-to-brain administration can be monitored using an analytical technique, for example, magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). In some embodiments, intrana...