ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,266, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Eighth Day Labs LLC (Santa Ana, Calif.).

"Skin care product with protein matrix" was invented by Tony Nakhla (Santa Ana, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for formulating a skin care product to mitigate aging or to restore damaged skin. One skin care product includes a blend of growth factors, peptides, and amino acids. Also disclosed is a skin care product formed from a synthesized protein matrix. The synthesized protein matrix can mimic the regenerative effects of human placental proteins, which are desirable when applied to skin because...