ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,705, issued on April 14, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION (Pittsburgh).

"Heat shock protein modulators and anti-Huntington disease therapeutic agents" was invented by Peter Wipf (Pittsburgh), Linh Khai Ngo (Pittsburgh), Leila Terrab (Pittsburgh) and Jeffrey L. Brodsky (Pittsburgh).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are thiadiazine compounds, derivatives and compositions thereof. The compounds, derivatives, and compositions can be used for treating or preventing a heat-shock protein responsive disorder or suppressing protein aggregation in a subject. The compounds and compos...