US Patent Issued to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation on Sept. 30 for "Recombinant CDHR3 protein fragments inhibit rhinovirus C binding and replication" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,462, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wis.).

"Recombinant CDHR3 protein fragments inhibit rhinovirus C binding and replication" was invented by Ann Carol Palmenberg (Madison, Wis.) and Kelly Watters (Madison, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides soluble truncated peptides of CDHR3, recombinant variants thereof and methods of making these peptides. The present invention also provide methods of inhibiting rhinovirus C infection and an in vitro assay for screening for anti-viral agents against rhinovirus C."

The patent was filed on April 25, 2023, under Ap...