ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,046, issued on May 27, was assigned to N.V. Perricone LLC (San Francisco).
"Systems and methods for treating and/or preventing acne" was invented by Christopher Cain Caires (Larchmont, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention generally relates to skin care and, in particular, to systems and methods for treating and/or preventing acne. Acne is believed to be caused by a combination of factors, including Propionibacterium acnes bacteria, excess sebum production, and inflammation from the immune response (e.g., in response to P. acnes). Certain aspects of the invention are thus directed to one or more compositions that ...