ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,264,170, issued on April 1, was assigned to TOPIKOS SCIENTIFIC INC. (Fort Wayne, Ind.).

"Antimicrobial organosilanes" was invented by Gary Allred (Wake Forest, N.C.), Lanny Liebeskind (Atlanta), William R. Cast (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Carl Hilliard (Henderson, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Organosilicon quaternary ammonium compounds, their formulations, including powdered and solid formulations, and methods of use to treat infections in humans and animals."

The patent was filed on April 22, 2024, under Application No. 18/642,608.

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