US Patent Issued to Alcon on July 28 for "Rock inhibitors and uses thereof" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,234, issued on July 28, was assigned to Alcon Inc. (Fribourg, Switzerland).

"Rock inhibitors and uses thereof" was invented by Casey Casimir Kopczynski (Chapel Hill, N.C.), Jill Marie Sturdivant (Chapel Hill, N.C.), Michael Scott McClure (Cary, N.C.) and Anjali Biren Joshi (Cary, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are compounds comprising a formula of 4-(3-amino-1-(isoquinolin-6-ylamino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)benzyl adamantane carboxylate (e.g., compounds of formula (I) or formula (II)) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds are useful for reducing intraocular pressure and for treating glaucoma or oc...