ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,440, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Zoetis Services LLC (Parsippany, N.J.).

"Immunomodulating trifluoromethyl-aminal azalides" was invented by Todd M. Maddux (Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Tomasz Respondek (Kalamazoo, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Defined herein are immunomodulating Formula (1) compounds, wherein R1, R2 and W are as defined herein, stereoisomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and compositions comprising said compounds. The invention also includes methods for treating an inflammatory and/or immunological disease or disorder in an animal by administering a therapeutically effective amount of...