ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,575, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to THERASYN SENSORS INC. (Eggertsville, N.Y.).

"Methods of treatment using cholestosome vesicles for incorporation of molecules into chylomicrons" was invented by Jerome J. Schentag (Amherst, N.Y.), Mary P. McCourt (Amherst, N.Y.), Lawrence Mielnicki (Buffalo, N.Y.) and Julie Hughes (Williamsville, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a cargo-loaded cholesteryl ester nanoparticle with a hollow compartment ("cholestosome") consisting essentially of at least one non-ionic cholesteryl ester and one or more encapsulated active molecules which cannot appreciably pass...