ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,203, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Soundbites Public Benefit Corp. (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

"Composition and method for treating hearing loss" was invented by Barry S. Seifer (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Louise A. Minor (Trinidad, Calif.) and Richard A. Detweiler (West Linn, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition for treating hearing loss, and more particularly to restoring a level of hearing or reducing the likelihood of developing hearing loss in a subject."

The patent was filed on May 13, 2025, under Application No. 19/206,964.

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