ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,321, issued on April 21, was assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Co. (New York).

"Personal care compositions" was invented by Luis Alberto Cruz (Del.Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico), Arturo Zuniga (Del Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico), Changlong Chen (New Brunswick, N.J.), Hongwei Shen (Holmdel, N.J.), Komal Shahani (Edison, N.J.), Nadia Soliman (East Brunswick, N.J.) and Amira Khan (East Windsor, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are personal care compositions comprising a sulfate-free surfactant system and a preservative system comprising an organic acid; along with methods of making and using same."

The patent was filed on March 29, ...