ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,070, issued on July 28, was assigned to RIBOX THERAPEUTICS HK Ltd. (Hong Kong).

"Cationic lipids and preparation method thereof" was invented by Roi Mashiach (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides cationic lipids and lipid nanoparticle formulations comprising these lipids, alone or in combination with other lipids. These lipid nanoparticles may be formulated with nucleic acids to facilitate their intracellular delivery both in vitro and for therapeutic applications. The present invention also provides methods of chemical synthesis of these lipids."

The patent was filed on May 21, 2025, under Applica...