ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,596, issued on June 30, was assigned to RHODES TECHNOLOGIES (Coventry, R.I.).

"Process for crystallizing nalmefene hydrochloride" was invented by C. Frederick M. Huntley (East Greenwich, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The application is directed to an efficient process for crystallizing nalmefene hydrochloride in a hydrated form from an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (or a mixture) with a high yield."

The patent was filed on Jan. 27, 2022, under Application No. 18/260,951.

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