ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,812, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to PHAENO THERAPEUTICS Co. LTD. (China).

"Pyridone multiple-membered ring derivatives and use thereof" was invented by Kevin X Chen (Shanghai), Jian Xiong (Shanghai), Jingjing Wang (Shanghai), Guoping Hu (Shanghai), Jinxin Liu (Shangha, China), Yu Han (Shanghai), Jian Li (Shanghai) and Shuhui Chen (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a class of pyridone multiple-membered ring derivatives and the use thereof. Specifically provided are a compound as represented by formula (VI) and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof."

The patent was filed on Jan. 7, 2022, under Application N...