ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,892, issued on June 3, was assigned to Nobio Ltd. (Kadima, Israel) and Hadasit Medical Research Services And Development Ltd. (Jerusalem).

"Micro and nanoparticulate compositions comprising anti-microbially active groups" was invented by Nathan Zaltsman (Hadera, Israel), Ervin Itzhak Weiss (Herzliya, Israel) and Nurit Beyth (Jerusalem).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to anti-microbially active micro and nanoparticles, compositions comprising same, and use thereof for inhibiting bacterial growth and biofilm formation on surfaces or devices, e.g., dental surfaces or devices. The present invention further disc...