ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,645, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to EPITHEAL Ltd. (Galway, Ireland).
"Topical preparations" was invented by John Patrick Prendergast (Galway, Ireland) and Michael Joseph Mcloughlin (Galway, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A topical preparation for use in treating dermatological ailments is prepared from a mixture comprising salicylic acid or a salt thereof, zinc or a salt thereof, iodine or a salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier vehicle. The preparation comprises any one or more of anti-inflammatory properties, keratolytic properties, anti-pruritic properties, anti-carcinogenic properties. Methods of tre...