US Patent Issued to TEIKA PHARMACEUTICAL on July 29 for "Micelle for solubilizing a sparingly water-soluble ingredient and solution comprising the same" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,140, issued on July 29, was assigned to TEIKA PHARMACEUTICAL Co. LTD. (Toyama, Japan).

"Micelle for solubilizing a sparingly water-soluble ingredient and solution comprising the same" was invented by Toru Okaki (Toyama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a micelle comprising an anionic micelle and a protecting agent surrounding the anionic micelle, the anionic micelle being formed from, as a structural unit, an ingredient that has a functional group capable of being anionized under basic conditions and has anionic micelle-forming ability, the protecting agent protecting the anionic micelle. The presen...