ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,237, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Lini Basil (Kerala, India).

"Hydrating patch" was invented by Lini Basil (Kerala, India) and Senthilkumar Muthuswamy (Tamil Nadu, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a hydrating patch. The hydrating patch (100) comprises a biodegradable and biocompatible absorbent inset (106). The absorbent inset (106) absorbs and retains a liquid, and discharge an absorbed liquid when pressed. The hydrating patch (100) also comprises a biocompatible matrix (102) which supports the absorbent inset (106). The biocompatible matrix (102) is flexible. To attach the biocompatible matr...