US Patent Issued to KIMBALL WESTWARD on Aug. 18 for "Polyphenolic insulin" (Maryland Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,659, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to KIMBALL WESTWARD LLC (Sheridan, Wyo.).

"Polyphenolic insulin" was invented by Robert R. Reddy (Frederick, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Insulin complexes are stabilized using a ligand that increases binding interactions between the insulin monomers, and particularly between the B-chains of two adjacent insulin monomers. Particularly preferred ligands are polyphenols, and insulin complexes are typically in the R-state and may therefore also include metal cations and a small phenolic compound in a binding site that is distinct from the polyphenol binding site."

The patent was filed on Aug. ...