ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,658, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to L V M H RECHERCHE (Saint-Jean de Braye, France).
"Oil-in-water emulsified cosmetic" was invented by Bora Kim (Chiyoda-Ku, Japan) and Mai Ozawa (Chiyoda-Ku, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides an oil-in-water emulsified cosmetic containing (a) an aqueous medium, (b) two or more higher fatty acids of 12 to 24 carbon atoms and alkali metal salts thereof, (c) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of monoalkyl glyceryl ethers having an alkyl group of 12 to 24 carbon atoms and monoalkenyl glyceryl ethers having an alkenyl group of 12 to 24 carbon atoms, (d) ...