US Patent Issued to Nikolaos Tsirikos-Karapanos on Sept. 15 for "Ammonium chloride formulation to support human natural defense against viruses" (Greek, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,193, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Nikolaos Tsirikos-Karapanos (Cleveland).

"Ammonium chloride formulation to support human natural defense against viruses" was invented by Nikolaos Tsirikos-Karapanos (Cleveland) and Nikolaos Drakoulis (Athens, Greece).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Formulations and uses thereof are provided for supporting human natural defense against viral infections as well as providing treatment for viral infections susceptible to a lysosomotropic agent. Administration of a lysosomotropic agent, such as ammonium chloride (NH4Cl), can militate against the uncoating of viruses within the lysosome of an infect...