ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,056, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Neostrata Co. Inc. (Summit, N.J.).

"N-lipoic-amino acid or peptide, derivatives and their uses" was invented by Ruey J. Yu (Chalfont, Pa.) and Eugene J. Vanscott (Abington, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Novel compounds of N-Lipoic-amino acid, N-Lipoic-peptides and their derivatives are described. Also described are compositions and method of compostions containing the derivatives of the amino acids or peptides, and their uses including treating and preventing dermatological or cosmetic conditions or other disorders of the cutaneous system. Compositions and methods of using the compositions f...