ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,058, issued on March 31, was assigned to RENMATIX INC. (Wayne, Pa.).

"Method of dispersing hydrophobic substances in aqueous cleansing system" was invented by Danilo Alberto Cantero (Wynnewood, Pa.), Jeremy Roland Austin (Malvern, Pa.) and Konstantinos M. Lahanas (Paramus, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to a method for making a dispersion, comprising preparing an aqueous phase comprising water and a surfactant; combining a hydrophobic substance and a plurality of particles comprising cellulose to form a concentrate; and mixing the aqueous phase and concentrate to provide a dispersion. This abstract is in...