ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,017, issued on July 7, was assigned to GALAXY SURFACTANTS LTD. (India).

"Ultra-mild, concentrated and self-preserving cleansing compositions for personal care" was invented by Nirmal Koshti (Piscataway, N.J.), Bhagyesh Jagannath Sawant (Kalyan East, India), Devendra Nachankar (Chiplun, India), Ananda Shamrao Hodage (Dombivali East, India), Bilal Momin (Bhiwandi, India), Chandrahas Vishwasrao (Thane, India) and Parag Narendra Savla (Bhiwandi, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to extremely mild, concentrated cleansing compositions to create personal care formulations. The mildness of composition towards the skin...