ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,682, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Universitat Wien (Vienna).

"Calixarene compounds and uses thereof" was invented by Tanja Gesell (Vienna), Robert Konrat (Vienna) and Marco Sealey Cardona (Vienna).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compounds of general Formula (I)wherein the elements A, L, R1 and R2 have a defined meaning, and their medical and non-medical use. The compounds may be used treatment of a subject in need of any one or more of anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, anti-ageing, or lipid metabolism modulation therapy or prophylaxis. The compounds may also be used as food or feed products, dietary supplements or cosmetic prepa...