ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,590, issued on May 6, was assigned to NOURYON CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL B.V. (Amhem, Netherlands).

"Biodegradable polyesters for water-resistant anhydrous suncare formulations" was invented by Hanamanthsa Shankarsa Bevinakatti (Somerset, N.J.), Paul Michael Ferm (Morristown, N.J.), Allison M. Johnston (Whippany, N.J.), William F. Joyce (Hopewell, N.Y.), Karen L. White (Bridgewater, N.J.) and Kristin Nicole Golas (Raritan, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure generally relates to a waterproofing polymer that is a substantially non-sequential reaction product of the following components: (i) at least one polyglycero...