ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,422, issued on July 29, was assigned to UNIMATEC Co. LTD. (Japan).

"Fluorine-containing pyrimidine compound and manufacturing method for same" was invented by Junya Seino (Kitaibaraki, Japan), Rie Aotsu (Kitaibaraki, Japan) and Keisuke Kokin (Kitaibaraki, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluorine-containing pyrimidine compound is represented by the following formula (1) or (2):wherein R represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; andY each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, -CnF2n+1 where n is an integer of 1 to 10, a nitro group, a boronic a...