ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,337, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to APPLECHEM INC. (Parsippany-Troy Hills, N.J.).
"Topical preparations comprising biodegradable polyalkoxylated polyols polyester" was invented by Samuel Q. Lin (Paramus, N.J.), Timothy Cuneo (Ringwood, N.J.), Joon Ho Roh (Ellicott City, Md.) and Xu Qin (Northvale, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compounds contained herein relate to biodegradable thickening agents (e.g., polyalkoxylated polyol polyesters) having a viscosity that allows a product to be poured, yet retained on a desired surface to which it is applied. Embodiments of the compounds may be exemplified by the formula:Q-[(OA)n-OR]m."...