US Patent Issued to LYCORED on Sept. 9 for "Lycopene compositions and methods for protecting skin against ultraviolet radiation" (Israeli, American, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,116, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to LYCORED LTD. (Be'er Sheva, Israel).

"Lycopene compositions and methods for protecting skin against ultraviolet radiation" was invented by Jean Krutmann (Dusseldorf, Germany), Yoav Sharoni (Omer, Israel), Joseph Levy (Omer, Israel) and Karin Linnewiel Hermoni (Tenafly, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is directed to compositions comprising lycopene and to methods of using the same, such as for improving one or more skin parameters. e.g., prevention or treatment of various skin-related conditions caused by ultraviolet radiation."

The patent was filed on May 27, 2024, under Appl...