Awarded Us Patents - ChEMTox Laboratory
School of Science and Technology

Five patents have been awarded to Dr. Beatriz Zayas and Dr. Osvaldo Cox for the development of organic molecules with biological activities such as: Cancer markers, bacterial staining, or as anti-cancer agents.
- April 2022 | Patent 5- USPO 11,311,531 (April 26, 2022). Tittle: Method for producing benzazoloquinolium (BQs) salts and using the biological activity of the composition.
- Dec 2020 | Patent 4- US USPO 10,624,885B2 (April 21, 2020). Title: Method for producing benzazoloquinolium (BQs) salts and using the biological activity of the composition.
- Feb 2018 | Patent 3- Cox, O. and Zayas B. USPO US9889128B2 (Feb 13, 2018). “Method for producing benzazoloquinolium (BQs) salts, using the composition as cellular markers, and using the biological activity of the composition.
- March 2015 | Patent 2- Zayas, B. and Cox, O. “Method for producing benzazoloquinolium (BQs) salts and using the biological activity of the composition”, US patent # US9,085,574B2, (July 21, 2015).
- Nov 2012 | Patent 1- Zayas, B. and Cox, O. USPO granted Patent (US 8,124, 770 B2). “Fluorescent Cellular Markers”. Also protected in China. China Patent (CN): CN201080021846.3. Granted April 29, 2015. “Fluorescent Cellular Markers”.