US Patent Issued to The Cleveland Clinic Foundation on June 9 for "Capric acid and myristic acid compositions for treating conditions" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,648,921, issued on June 9, was assigned to The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland).

"Capric acid and myristic acid compositions for treating conditions" was invented by John Kirwan (Fairview Park, Ohio), Suzy Comhair (Concord Township, Ohio) and Kewal Asosingh (Eastlake, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are compositions, articles of manufacture, food products, and methods for treating certain conditions, such as fibrotic disease (e.g., asthma). For example, in certain embodiments, provided herein are food products (e.g., that are ketogenic) that contain high levels (e.g., at least 10% by weight of the food product) ...