ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,233,153, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to MARY KAY INC. (Addison, Texas).

"Cosmetic formulation" was invented by Tiffany Florence (Dallas), Michelle Hines (Hickory Creek, Texas), David Gan (Southlake, Texas) and Barbara Durkee (Carrolton, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a method of applying a topical skin composition to skin. The composition can include hydrolyzed algin, and Linum usitatissiumum seed extract."

The patent was filed on May 27, 2022, under Application No. 17/827,113.

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