ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,418, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to NFLECTION THERAPEUTICS INC. (Boston).

"Pyrrolopyridine-aniline compounds for treatment of dermal disorders" was invented by John Kincaid (Boston) and Matthew Duncton (Boston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, methods of preparing the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions in treating diseases or disorders in a subject where the subject is in need of an inhibitor of MEK where the compound is according to Formula (I): wherein X1, R1, R2, R2a, R3, R3a, and R3b are as described herein."

The p...