ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,130, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to MARY KAY INC (Addison, Texas).
"Cosmetic compositions" was invented by David Gan (Southlake, Texas), Geetha Kalahasti (Addison, Texas) and Lisha VanPelt (Addison, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of reducing the appearance of fine lines or wrinkles on a person's skin is disclosed. The method can include topically applying a composition comprising an effective amount of an aqueous extract of Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed to the fine lines or wrinkles present on the person's skin. Topical application of the composition can reduce the appearance of the fine lines or wrinkles on the p...