ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,238, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Pukyong National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation (Busan, South Korea).

"Compound having antibacterial function against superbacteria and selective detection function of hypochlorous acid, and composition and sensor comprising the same" was invented by Song Yi Lee (Busan, South Korea), Thanh Chung Pham (Busan, South Korea) and Yeong Hwan Choi (Busan, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a novel compound having an antibacterial function against superbacteria and a hypochlorous acid selective detection function, and a composition and a fl...