ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,933, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to IWASE COSFA Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic" was invented by Ippei Tanaka (Osaka, Japan), Kaisei Ryu (Osaka, Japan) and Keiko Iwasaki (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provide is a water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic having improved ultraviolet-protective effect, excellent smoothness and non-powdery finish, and excellent dispersibility and emulsion stability. The water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic includes a first polysaccharide fatty acid ester containing dextrin isostearate; a second polysaccharide fatty acid ester containing at least one selected from the group c...