ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,920, issued on July 22, was assigned to Oxford University Innovation Ltd. (Great Britain).

"Adenoviral vector" was invented by Sarah C. Gilbert (Oxfordshire, Great Britain), Adrian V S Hill (Oxfordshire, Great Britain), Matthew G. Cottingham (Oxfordshire, Great Britain), Matthew Dicks (Oxfordshire, Great Britain), Susan J. Morris (Oxfordshire, Great Britain) and Alexander Douglas (Oxfordshire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides recombinant adenoviral vectors, immunogenic compositions thereof and their uses in medicine. In particular, the present invention provides an adenoviral vector comprisi...