ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,988, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to HAN YICHENG BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD. (Wuhan, China).

"Method for treatment of dry eye comprising applying P55PIK inhibitor" was invented by Xianmin Xia (Wuhan, China) and Chaoxing Li (Wuhan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides a method for treatment of dry eye. The method includes administering a patient in need thereof a P55PIK inhibitor. Also provided is a therapeutic drug for dry eye including a P55PTK inhibitor. The dry eye therapeutic drug is easy to use and has a reliable therapeutic effect."

The patent was filed on May 4, 2023, under Application No. 18/31...