ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,835, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to SEDERMA (Le Perray-en-Yvelines, France).

"Cosmetic composition and treatment for treating skin sagging" was invented by Dominique Chollet (Chanac, France), Caroline Ringenbach (Rambouillet, France), Maeva Godet (Elancourt, France), Emmanuel Doridot (Montigny le Bretonneux, France) and Philippe Mondon (Montrouge, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The composition comprises a plant extract of the Engelhardtia genus, preferably the species is Engelhardtia chrysolepsis Hance. The treatment according to the invention is a repairing treatment to improve the number of elastic fibres and the quality o...