ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,427, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to DKS Co. Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Viscous aqueous composition and skin external preparation" was invented by Akiyo Kubota (Kyoto, Japan) and Yosuke Goi (Kyoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a viscous aqueous composition that has high transparency and high thickening performance, has high emulsifying power for oil-based raw material, or exerts strongly, in the case of being mixed with a water-miscible organic solvent, a viscosity retention effect.A viscous aqueous composition according to an embodiment includes (a) an anion-modified cellulose fiber including anionic groups forming...