US Patent Issued to International N&H USA on Oct. 27 for "Ethylcellulose formulations and methods of making same" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,383, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to International N&H USA Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Ethylcellulose formulations and methods of making same" was invented by Hui S. Yang (Plainsboro, N.J.) and Hua Ma (Skillman, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ethylcellulose dispersions in water are film forming compositions that have found use in personal care applications. Conventional methods can require that aqueous dispersions of water-insoluble polymers such as ethylcellulose be obtained using surfactants such as sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS). There is a desire to reduce the degree of consumer exposure to SLS in personal care products. The p...