ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,680, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Conopco Inc. (Hoboken, N.J.).

"Nanoemulsions comprising fatty acid and N-acyl derivatives of amino acid salt" was invented by Congling Quan (Woodbridge, Conn.) and David John Lang (Southbury, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to novel oil-in-water nanoemulsions. The oil phase contains oil selected from the group consisting of triglyceride oil and/or petrolatum as well as C8 to C18 fatty acid; and the aqueous phase contains specific N-acyl derivatives of amino acid salt as emulsifier."

The patent was filed on June 6, 2023, under Application No. 18/206,141.

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