ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,907, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to SYMBIOX INC. (San Diego).

"Photosynthetic cellular substances and methods of use thereof" was invented by Jose-Tomas Egana-Erazo (Santiago, Chile).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for developing and applying photosynthetic cellular substances to a human or animal for medical, therapeutic or cosmetic uses are provided. Photosynthetic cells, such as algal cells, can be used in these substances to provide the ability to continuously generate oxygen when exposed to a light source or other oxygen-generating trigger. The substances can be developed as a standalone liquid, gel or cr...