ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,082, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Duesseldorf, Germany).

"Method for dyeing keratin fibers, comprising the use of a dye containing amino silicone and pigment and of a conditioner containing a care agent" was invented by Constanze Kruck (Grevenbroich, Germany), Gabriele Weser (Essen, Germany), Claudia Kolonko (Remscheid, Germany) and Imme Breuer (Dusseldorf, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a method for coloring keratin fibers, and in particular human hair. The method includes the steps of applying a coloring agent (F) to the keratin fibers and applying a conditioner (C)...