ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,283, issued on June 17, was assigned to GFC Life Science Co. Ltd. (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
"Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis GFC-B09 strain and cosmetic composition containing same" was invented by Hee Cheol Kang (Seoul, South Korea), Mi Yeon Cha (Yongin-si, South Korea), Mi An (Suwon-si, South Korea), Yeon Sun Jung (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Jeong Ran Heo (Yongin-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis GFC-B09 strain and a cosmetic composition containing the same. The Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis GFC-B09 strain (Accession number: KCCM12263P) or a culture...