ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,597, issued on March 24, was assigned to ROELMI HPC S.R.L. (Origgio, Italy).

"Wax of natural origin for cosmetic products" was invented by Simone Conti (Milan) and Federico Piva (Milan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a wax of natural origin for cosmetic products consisting of a homogeneous phase of Helianthus annuus sunflower seed wax wherein hydrogenated castor oil is contained. The wax is obtained quickly cooling a molten solution obtained melting separately and then mixing together the aforesaid molten constituents in suitable ratios. The natural origin wax of the invention gives to the cosmetic products c...