US Patent Issued to Edgewell Personal Care Brands on April 29 for "Hydrophobic topical compositions and methods for producing same" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,517, issued on April 29, was assigned to Edgewell Personal Care Brands LLC (Chesterfield, Mo.).

"Hydrophobic topical compositions and methods for producing same" was invented by James SaNogueira (Wesley Hills, N.Y.) and Tao Zheng (New City, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anhydrous topical composition provides a water repellent surface. The anhydrous topical composition has at least one film former with surface tension lower than 35 dynes/cm, at least one particle having a hydrophobic surface or a hydrophobic surface treatment, and a volatile topical carrier."

The patent was filed on April 16, 2024, under Application No. 18/63...