ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,314, issued on April 21, was assigned to LCS Advanced Solutions LLC (Inglewood, Calif.).

"Broad-spectrum, mineral, photoprotective compositions" was invented by Laura C. Singleton (Inglewood, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Broad-spectrum mineral sunscreen compositions comprising (a) a formulation component comprising (I) a water-in-oil emulsifier component comprising at least one polyglyceryl fatty acid ester compound containing 3-6 glycerin units, (II) two film-forming polymers, e.g., copolymers of dimethicone, (b) a siliceous compound component consisting of two siliceous compounds (I) an amorphous spherical silica componen...