ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,085, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Rodan & Fields LLC.

"PPAR agonist complex and methods of use" was invented by George P. Majewski (Walnut, Calif.) and John Simon Craw (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions and topical formulations comprising a PPAR agonist complex comprising glyceryl linoleate, glyceryl linolenate, xymenynic acid, and Pterocarpus marsupium bark extract are described herein. Methods of inducing skin barrier repair, increasing the biosynthesis of barrier lipids and proteins in the skin, stimulating hair growth, treating acne and combinations thereof utilizing the composition and topical formula...