US Patent Issued to LG Household & Health Care on Dec. 16 for "Steamed Glycyrrhiza sp. extract with increased glycyrrhetinic acid contents and preparation method thereof" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,269, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to LG Household & Health Care Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Steamed Glycyrrhiza sp. extract with increased glycyrrhetinic acid contents and preparation method thereof" was invented by Gwangjin Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Yujin Hong (Seoul, South Korea), Mu Hyun Jin (Seoul, South Korea), So Young Lee (Seoul, South Korea) and Yun Hee Chang (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a composition including a steamed Glycyrrhiza sp. extract with increased glycyrrhetinic acid contents as an active ingredient, a method of improving the skin, the method including the step of applying or ...