ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,699, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to SUPERNOVA BIO Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Gas-generating micelle for reducing localized fat" was invented by Kuen Yong Lee (Seoul, South Korea) and Choong Gu Kim (Incheon, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a gas-generating micelle for reducing localized fat. In the present invention, by forming a micelle using a material having high biocompatibility and also introducing a cell-targeting ligand (peptide) onto the surface of the micelle, delivery to surrounding cells and tissues other than adipocytes can be minimized, and delivery into adipocytes can ...