ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,398, issued on March 18, was assigned to SaNOtize Research and Development Corp. (Vancouver, Canada).
"Nitric oxide releasing compositions" was invented by Gilly Regev (Vancouver, Canada) and Christopher C. Miller (North Vancouver, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Nitric oxide (NO) generating compositions can include a nitrite component, an acidifying component, and a support material configured to carry one of the nitrite component and the acidifying agent. In some examples, the support material can minimize NO generation prior to addition of an activating amount of a suitable solvent."
The patent was filed on Nov. 20, 2023, ...