US Patent Issued to LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE on Nov. 18 for "Adhesive patch to oral cavity having improved stability and usability" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,048, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Adhesive patch to oral cavity having improved stability and usability" was invented by Yong-Beom Jeong (Seoul, South Korea), Seong-Eun Bang (Seoul, South Korea) and Jae-Hyun Ahn (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a patch which is attached to a tooth or oral mucous membrane and releases an active ingredient to a portion attached, in which the patch comprises a drug layer having an adhesive surface attached to the tooth or oral mucous membrane and a backing layer laminated on the drug layer, and...