ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,467, issued on June 3, was assigned to Shiseido Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Cosmetic" was invented by Kouichi Nagai (Tokyo) and Takashi Matsui (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Providing a cosmetic having a smooth after-feel even if the cosmetic contains a high proportion of oil. A cosmetic includes (A) a starch powder, and as oils, (B) a polar oil and (C) a volatile oil. The ratio of (C) the volatile oil to (B) the polar oil being 0.5 or higher."
The patent was filed on Sept. 15, 2020, under Application No. 17/761,455.
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