ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,363, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Oxular Ltd. (Oxford, Great Britain).

"Ophthalmic drug compositions" was invented by Robert Steven Bley (Menlo Park, Calif.), Stanley R. Conston (San Carlos, Calif.), Ronald K. Yamamoto (Oxford, Great Britain), Tien T. Nguyen (Daly City, Calif.), John P. Lunsford (San Carlos, Calif.), Dillon Daniel Martinez (Oakland, Calif.) and Loc X. Phan (Santa Clara, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a drug composition comprising particles comprising a biodegradable or bioerodable polymer and a drug, a soluble, biodegradable or bioerodible excipient, a bulking agent and a r...