ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,714, issued on July 21, was assigned to Oakwood Laboratories LLC (Oakwood Village, Ohio).

"Microsphere formulations comprising ketamine and methods for making and using the same" was invented by Rachel Minrovic (Willoughby, Ohio), Tracy Richey (Kent, Ohio) and Michaela Giltner (Akron, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Extended-release injectable microsphere formulations comprising ketamine are provided. Methods for making and using the microsphere formulations are also provided."

The patent was filed on Jan. 9, 2023, under Application No. 18/151,928.

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