ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,051, issued on June 24, was assigned to L'OREAL (Paris).

"Composition comprising the combination of at least one fatty substance, a particular carboxylic acid and an oxidation dye and/or an alkaline agent" was invented by Robin Protat (Saint-Ouen, France), Mickael Agach (Saint-Ouen, France), Simon Donck (Saint-Ouen, France) and Leila Hercouet (Saint-Ouen, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a composition comprising the combination of at least one fatty substance, the total content of fatty substance being greater than or equal to 30% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, at least one p...