US Patent Issued to Barentz North America on June 3 for "Multifunctional natural protectant systems with hydroxyacetophenone" (Pennsylvania, Rhode Island Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,893, issued on June 3, was assigned to Barentz North America LLC (Avon, Ohio).

"Multifunctional natural protectant systems with hydroxyacetophenone" was invented by Patrick Jay Lutz (Nazareth, Pa.) and Peter Hornish (Lincoln, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to the use of multifunctional protectants comprising (i) hydroxyacetophenone with (ii) at least one of natural 1,3-propanediol and a mastic extract to protect a formulation from biodegradation. The present invention also relates to the use of a protectant comprising (i) hydroxyacetophenone with (ii) at least one of vitamin B5, vitamin C, and vitami...