US Patent Issued to Cargill on March 18 for "High oil content topical personal care products" (Belgian, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,455, issued on March 18, was assigned to Cargill Inc. (Wayzata, Minn.).

"High oil content topical personal care products" was invented by Nabila Belhaj (Saint Cloud, France) and Jean-Noel Ollagnier (Evere, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to the production of personal care products that have a high oil content. Specifically the use of a novel combination of starches which allows for the manufacturing of high oil compositions that maintain desirable high quality sensory characteristics. Compositions include cosmetic and personal care items such as lotions and creams."

The patent was filed on March...