US Patent Issued to NEW MEXICO TECH UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARK on June 16 for "Small molecules with antibacterial activity" (New Mexico, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,655,101, issued on June 16, was assigned to NEW MEXICO TECH UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARK Corp. (Socorro, N.M.).

"Small molecules with antibacterial activity" was invented by Danielle Nicole Turner (Roswell, N.M.), Liliya Frolova (Socorro, N.M.), Alexander Kornienko (San Marcos, Texas) and Snezna Rogelj (Socorro, N.M.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes a method to treat conditions, including bacterial infections. The compounds of the disclosure can also interact synergistically with antibiotics used concomitantly to kill drug-resistant bacteria."

The patent was filed on July 5, 2023, under Application No. 18/347,...