ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,582, issued on May 20, was assigned to Oystershell NV (Merelbeke, Belgium).
"Composition for the treatment of nail fungus" was invented by Bart Rossel (Merelbeke, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions for the topical treatment of fungal infections in nails, comprising at least one physiologically acceptable carboxylic acid capable of reducing the pH in keratinous tissue, in particular nails, of a treated person below 4.0, preferably in the range of 1.5-4.0, a physiologically acceptable carrier comprising at least one C1-C4 alkyl ester of lactic acid, and at least one physiologically acceptable fluorescent whitening agen...