ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,566,183, issued on March 3, was assigned to NanoSomiX Inc. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).

"Detection of biomarkers on vesicles for the diagnosis and prognosis of diseases and disorders" was invented by Masato Mitsuhashi (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to methods, compositions, and kits for detecting and quantitating biomarkers on vesicles without lysis or permeabilization of the vesicles and the use of biomarkers identified on vesicles in diagnostic and prognostic methods for various diseases and disorders. Disease and disorders of the present invention include neurological disorders, immunological di...