ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,213,960, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to COSMAXBIO Co. LTD. (Jecheon-si, South Korea).

"Method of preventing or improving UV-induced skin damage using hydroangenol as active ingredient" was invented by Sun Hee Lee (Seongnam-si, South Korea), Keun Suk Lee (Hanam-si, South Korea), Hyoun Jea Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Yu Kyong Shin (Yongin-si, South Korea), Hye Shin Ahn (Bucheon-si, South Korea), Kyung Tae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) and Ji Sun Shin (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a method for preventing or improving UV-induced skin damage of a subject in need thereof, which comprises administering to the sub...