ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,613, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Kenvue Brands LLC (Summit, N.J.).
"Methods suitable for the treatment of acne" was invented by Aliaksandr Zhuk (Warrington, Pa.), Anthony Geonnotti (Princeton, N.J.), Dara Miller (Skillman, N.J.) and Jennifer Li (Federal Way, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are methods and compositions suitable for treating acne, disrupting a biofilm, and/or killing bacteria contained in a biofilm. Certain methods comprise contacting skin in need of such treatment with a composition comprising two alpha hydroxy acids and a polyhydroxy acid."
The patent was filed on April 19, 2024, under Application...