ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,122, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to L'OREAL (Paris).

"Process for treating keratin fibers using a composition comprising a carnitine salt or carnitine derivative salt comprising an aromatic organic anion" was invented by Andrew Greaves (Aulnay-sous-Bois, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a process for treating keratin fibers, comprising the application of a composition comprising at least one carnitine salt or carnitine derivative salt comprising an aromatic organic anion, for caring for and/or repairing keratin fibers."

The patent was filed on Dec. 19, 2019, under Application No. 17/415,206...