US Patent Issued to VERSICOLOR TECHNOLOGIES on Sept. 30 for "Malassezin and analogs thereof as skin brightening agents" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,374, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to VERSICOLOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Malassezin and analogs thereof as skin brightening agents" was invented by Michael Einziger (Malibu, Calif.) and Ann Marie Simpson (Malibu, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for brightening skin. The compounds, compositions, and methods of the present invention generally involve compounds produced by a Malassezia yeast, and chemical analogs thereof. In addition to skin brightening applications, the compounds, compositions, and methods of the present invention may be u...