US Patent Issued to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey on April 22 for "Pharmaceutical compounds and therapeutic methods" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,065, issued on April 22, was assigned to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, N.J.).

"Pharmaceutical compounds and therapeutic methods" was invented by Spencer David Kimball (New Brunswick, N.J.), Darren R. Carpizo (New Brunswick, N.J.) and John A. Gilleran (New Brunswick, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a complex comprising Zn2+ and a compound of formula (I): or a deuterated analog thereof, or an ion or poly-ion thereof, or a salt thereof that is useful for treating cancer, as well as compositions and kits comprising such complexes."

The patent was filed on April 22, 2020, under Appl...