US Patent Issued to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA on March 24 for "Compounds and methods for inhibiting protozoan parasites" (American, Australian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,694, issued on March 24, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (Tampa, Fla.).

"Compounds and methods for inhibiting protozoan parasites" was invented by Bill J. Baker (Temple Terrace, Fla.), Nerida G. Wilson (Cottesloe, Australia), John H. Adams (Tampa, Fla.), Matthew A. Knestrick (Washington) and Alison Elizabeth Roth (North Bethesda, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are compounds, formulations, and methods for blocking sporozoite invasion and subsequent liver-stage parasite development of a protozoan parasite, such as Plasmodium falciparum."

The patent was filed on May 12, 2022, under Application No. 17/7...