US Patent Issued to TEPIT on March 31 for "System and method for allergen-specific epicutaneous immunotherapy" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,862, issued on March 31, was assigned to TEPIT LLC (Mohawk, N.Y.).

"System and method for allergen-specific epicutaneous immunotherapy" was invented by Chamkurkishtiah Panduranga Rao (Mohawk, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of immunological evaluation includes cleaning a patient skin surface area. A controlled amount of heat is then applied to the skin surface area. The controlled amount of heat is removed after the skin surface area reaches a predetermined temperature. An amount of antigen is deposited onto the skin surface area and incubated for a predetermined amount of time on the skin surface area. The antigen is r...