ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,814, issued on June 2, was assigned to RICERFARMA S.R.L. (Milan).

"Topical antiviral compositions comprising hyaluronic acid and carrageenan" was invented by Roberto Cerini (Albignasego, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are topical compositions comprising hyaluronic acid or salts thereof and iota-carrageenan, preferably in a mucoadhesive matrix containing ascorbyl palmitate and choline alfoscerate. The compositions according to the invention are useful for topical treatment of Herpesvirus infections."

The patent was filed on Sept. 17, 2021, under Application No. 18/245,658.

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