US Patent Issued to HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE on Jan. 20 for "Live-cell fluorescent mitochondrial stains" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,944, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE (Chevy Chase, Md.).

"Live-cell fluorescent mitochondrial stains" was invented by Luke D. Lavis (Ashburn, Va.), Sambashiva Banala (Ashburn, Va.), Ariana N. Tkachuk (Ashburn, Va.) and Timothy A. Brown (Leesburg, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fluorescent stains are described, which enable imaging of cellular structures without the need for genetic manipulation. Unique diaminobenzopyrylium dyes are disclosed, together with their use as live-cell mitochondrial stains."

The patent was filed on March 24, 2023, under Application No. 18/189,835.

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