ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,319, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to IMERTECH SAS (Paris).

"Use of calcined kaolin as a mattifying agent" was invented by Laure Pagis (Toulouse, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cosmetic composition comprising a cosmetically acceptable carrier and at least 2.5% by weight of calcined kaolin relative to the total weight of the composition, a cosmetic method for reducing the gloss of the skin, and the use of calcined kaolin as a mattifying agent in a cosmetic composition."

The patent was filed on Oct. 9, 2018, under Application No. 16/754,890.

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