ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,077, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DE PRODUITS POUR LES INDUSTRIES CHIMIQUES SEPPIC (Paris).

"Use of a new composition for preventing or slowing the appearance of signs of inflammation" was invented by Catherine Kern (Paris), Christine Garcia (Castres, France), Christian Gombert (Paris) and Philippe Msika (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition that prevents or slows the appearance of blemishes associated with inflammation of the skin and/or scalp, includes per 100% by mass: a) 60.0%-75.0% by mass of an organic solvent chosen from 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,3-butanediol...