ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,910, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Inkbox Ink Inc. (Toronto).
"Semi-permanent tattoos" was invented by Ingrid Um Nlend (Toronto).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments described herein include semi-permanent inks (e.g., semi-permanent inks contains genipin, a genipin derivative, lawsone, a lawsone derivative, or combinations thereof); semi-permanent ink applicators; transfer mediums; silicone adhesives; and silicone mediums and kits containing two or more thereof. Some embodiments describe methods for applying an ink to skin as well as methods for increasing the darkness of a semi-permanent tattoo and/or increasing the long...