ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,777, issued on April 15, was assigned to MARY KAY INC. (Addison, Texas).

"Topical cosmetic compositions" was invented by Tiffany Carle (Addison, Texas), David Gan (Addison, Texas) and Wanli Zhao (Addison, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions for topical administration to a user's skin that provide a number of dermatological benefits are described. The compositions include a unique combination of vitamins and additional ingredients that work together to increase skin firmness and decrease wrinkles."

The patent was filed on April 22, 2021, under Application No. 17/302,057.

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