ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,296, issued on April 7, was assigned to SYNEDGEN INC. (Claremont, Calif.).

"Methods for treatment or prevention of damage resulting from radiation, trauma or shock" was invented by Shenda M. Baker (Upland, Calif.) and William P. Wiesmann (Chevy Chase, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are methods of treating a subject that has been or will be exposed to radiation, trauma or shock, the method comprising identifying a subject that has been or will be exposed to radiation, and treating the subject with a compound that treats, reduces the severity or delays the onset of sepsis or reduces the likelihood of mortality in a...