ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,308, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to KOLMAR KOREA Co. LTD. (Jeonui-myeon Sejong, South Korea).

"Water-dispersible, oil-free, and UV-blocking cosmetic composition and preparation method therefor" was invented by Sung Eun Hong (Seoul, South Korea), Young Hwa Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Ji Hyun Sohn (Seoul, South Korea) and Sung Bong Kye (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are an ultraviolet (UV)-blocking cosmetic composition which is dispersed in water and is free of oil and a method of preparing the same. Since the composition does not contain oil, skin trouble may not occur, and since the composition does not...