ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,774, issued on June 2, was assigned to NAJRAN UNIVERSITY (Najran, Saudi Arabia).

"Method for producing a core-shell capsule for delivering a therapeutic agent" was invented by Mohammed Saeed N. Algahtani (Najran, Saudi Arabia), Mohammed Abdul Aleem (Najran, Saudi Arabia) and Javed Ahmad (Najran, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for producing a core-shell capsule for delivering a therapeutic agent is provided. The method includes printing a composite material via a nozzle on a substrate while moving the nozzle in a pre-designed pattern to create the shell of a hollow capsule. The shell defines a cavity within the ho...