ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,275, issued on June 2, was assigned to ROQUETTE FRERES (Lestrem, France).

"Antimicrobial liquid composition and use thereof as a preservative activator in cosmetic products" was invented by Geraldine Louvet-Pommier (Lachelle, France), Leon Mentink (Lille, France), Daniel Wils (Morbecque, France) and Nicolas Tesse (Vaucresson, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application relates to the use of an antimicrobial composition comprising essentially ingredients of natural origin as a preservative activator in cosmetic products. Due to the selection of the components of this antimicrobial composition, it has very broad compat...