US Patent Issued to KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION on March 17 for "Gadolinium-based compound, method for producing same, and MRI contrast agent containing same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,167, issued on March 17, was assigned to KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION (Busan, South Korea).

"Gadolinium-based compound, method for producing same, and MRI contrast agent containing same" was invented by Yong Min Chang (Daegu, South Korea) and Bo Kyung Sung (Daegu, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a novel gadolinium-based compound having a structure in which a gadolinium complex and a gallic acid are bonded to each other, a method for producing same, and an MRI contrast agent containing same."

The patent was filed on Jan. 22, 2021, under Application...