ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,457, issued on March 18, was assigned to INOLEX INVESTMENT Corp. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Self-neutralizing amino acid based cationic compositions" was invented by Rocco V. Burgo (Mullica Hill, N.J.), Mei Chen (Philadelphia), Michael J. Fevola (Belle Meade, N.J.), Gary Mosser (Tabernacle, N.J.) and Brittany Pease (Philadelphia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention described herein includes a self-neutralizing amino acid-based cationic composition that contains an amino acid-based cationic ester, a nonionic amphiphile, and an anhydrous buffering agent. In an embodiment, the composition, when dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous so...