US Patent Issued to Northeastern University on Oct. 6 for "Cosmetic and dermatological compositions" (Massachusetts, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,904, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Northeastern University (Boston).

"Cosmetic and dermatological compositions" was invented by Leila Deravi (Cambridge, Mass.), Camille A. Martin (Westbury, N.Y.) and Amrita Kumar (Cambridge, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cosmetic and dermatological compositions, including color changing compositions, are provided which typically include a plurality of synthetic particles having a size in the micrometer or nanometer range. The cosmetic or dermatological formulation comprises an antioxidant or UV filter and xanthommatin pigment present in the formulation at a concentration of 0.01% wt to 0.5%...