US Patent Issued to Chang Gung University of Science and Technology on July 14 for "Method for inhibiting infection of SARS-CoV-2 in a subject" (Taiwanese, Czech Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,471, issued on July 14, was assigned to Chang Gung University of Science and Technology (Taoyaun City, Taiwan).

"Method for inhibiting infection of SARS-CoV-2 in a subject" was invented by Tsong-Long Hwang (Taoyuan City, Taiwan), Yu-Li Chen (Taoyuan City, Taiwan), Michal Korinek (Kaohsiung City, Taiwan), Marcela Safratova (Hradec kralove, Czech Republic) and Anna Hostalkova (Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for inhibiting infection of SARS-CoV-2 in a subject is provided, including administering to the subject a compound, wherein the compound comprises Aromoline, Obamegine, Berbamine or Bersavine....