US Patent Issued to University of Cincinnati, Molecular Targeting Technologies on Sept. 30 for "Iodinated phenolic lipids and methods and cosolvent systems for iodination of phenolic lipids" (Ohio, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,208, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati) and Molecular Targeting Technologies Inc. (West Chester, Pa.).

"Iodinated phenolic lipids and methods and cosolvent systems for iodination of phenolic lipids" was invented by Xiaoyang Qi (Cincinnati), Koon Yan Pak (Malvern, Pa.) and Brian D. Gray (Malvern, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions that include a phenol group conjugated to a lipid group to form a phenolic lipid. The lipid group may include a fluorophore and at least one lipid anchor. The lipid anchor may have a carbon number that ranges between 7 carbon atoms and 22 carbon atoms. Als...