ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,109, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Weidmann Holding AG (Rapperswil, Switzerland).

"Dry mixture and personal care composition as well as methods for their production" was invented by Stefan Truniger (Pfaffikon ZH, Switzerland) and Tobias Wolfinger (Uznach, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a dry mixture and a personal care composition, each comprising a fibrous material of natural origin and obtained from plants. The fibrous material comprises micro-scaled and/or nano-scaled fibril agglomerates. Such compositions show pleasant skin feel and comfort during and after application, as well as fast drying and f...