ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,943, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to PELTHOS THERAPEUTICS INC. (Durham, N.C.).

"Injectable formulations in a method for treating pain" was invented by Eric D. Lang (Plainsboro, N.J.), Simon Paul Chandler (Warwick, R.I.), Deshou Jiang (Belle Mead, N.J.) and Richard Malamut (Philadelphia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations comprising 2-{[3-(5-chloro-2-{2-chloro-5-fluoro-4-[(1,3-thiazol-4-yl) sulfamoyl]phenoxy}phenyl)propyl]amino}acetamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for extended release, to methods for preparation thereof, and to uses thereof for treatment of ...