ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,939, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Dow Global Technologies LLC (Midland, Mich.) and ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY (Collegeville, Pa.).

"Skin cleansing formulation" was invented by Ying O'Connor (Coatesville, Pa.), Nikhil J. Fernandes (Philadelphia), Emmett M. Partain III (Bound Brook, N.J.), Lyndsay M. Leal (Spring City, Pa.), Peilin Yang (Pearland, Texas) and Jennifer P. Todd (Willow Grove, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A skin cleansing formulation is provided, comprising: a dermatologically acceptable vehicle; a dermatologically acceptable oil; and a deposition aid polymer, wherein the deposition aid polymer is a cationic dextran...