ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,653, issued on May 27, was assigned to PERSPECTIVE THERAPEUTICS INC. (Seattle).
"Systems and methods for generating lead" was invented by Edwin A Sagastume (Iowa City, Iowa), Michael K. Schultz (Hills, Iowa), Daniel McAlister (Downers Grove, Ill.), Andrew W. Knight (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Madeleine Eddy (Lisle, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for separating a lead radioisotope from a mixture comprising the lead radioisotope and a radioisotope of radium or thorium is provided, along with a system comprising a plurality of chromatographic columns. The system can include a first cartridge having a lead-complexing media that...