ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,314, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Gilead Sciences Inc. (Foster City, Calif.).

"Phospholipid compounds and uses thereof" was invented by Scott E. Lazerwith (San Francisco), Jonathan William Medley (San Bruno, Calif.), Philip A. Morganelli (Oakland, Calif.), Devan Naduthambi (San Bruno, Calif.), Thomas P. Stratton (San Francisco) and Peiyuan Wang (San Mateo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compounds and methods of using said compounds, singly or in combination with additional agents, and pharmaceutical compositions of said compounds for the treatment of viral infections are disclosed."

The patent was filed on June 9, 2023,...