ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,461, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (Novato, Calif.).

"Compositions of triglycerides and uses thereof" was invented by John Klopp (Novato, Calif.), Gabrielle Morris (Novato, Calif.), Emil Kakkis (Novato, Calif.) and Steven Jungles (Novato, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention includes solid compositions of triglycerides with one or more fatty acids, such as triheptanoin and glycerol phenylbutyrate, and therapeutic use thereof. The solid compositions can be prepared by spray-drying or other processes."

The patent was filed on Feb. 10, 2023, under Application No. 18/167,551.

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