US Patent Issued to Paul A. Knepper on Feb. 17 for "Compositions and methods of treating age-related macular degeneration" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,453, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Paul A. Knepper (Chicago).

"Compositions and methods of treating age-related macular degeneration" was invented by Paul A. Knepper (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is treated by administration of a stilbene, a flavonol, and curcumin or a biologically active curcumin analog to a patient afflicted with AMD."

The patent was filed on Jan. 13, 2022, under Application No. 17/574,705.

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