US Patent Issued to Shiseido on March 25 for "Compositions and methods for application over skin" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,338, issued on March 25, was assigned to Shiseido Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Compositions and methods for application over skin" was invented by Ariya Akthakul (Boston) and Nithin Ramadurai (Wakefield, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are compositions that can form a covering, layer, film, device, and/or prosthetic skin that can be comfortably worn to provide skin barrier function, skin hydration and therapeutic and aesthetic benefits. Provided herein are novel compositions that have low tackiness and form quickly, resulting in a wearable, comfortable (maintains temperature and humidity), breathable, thin, optically inv...