US Patent Issued on Sept. 22 for "Ointment or balm and method for producing same" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,937, issued on Sept. 22.

"Ointment or balm and method for producing same" was invented by Alicia Marie Santino Turnbull (Grosse Pointe Park, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ointment or a balm for use topical application to the skin, lips or mouth of a human includes an infused mixture that is mixed with melted beeswax and cooled to harden the beeswax. The infused mixture includes an oil mixture infused with a dried and coated shredded potato. The dried and coated shredded potato is formed by soaking and subsequently drying a shredded potato with a combination of baking soda and vinegar."

The patent was filed on Dec. 13, 202...