US Patent Issued to Sage Products on May 26 for "Zinc oxide formulation and associated applicator and packaging system" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,314, issued on May 26, was assigned to Sage Products LLC (Cary, Ill.).

"Zinc oxide formulation and associated applicator and packaging system" was invented by Lori Beth Smith (Lake In The Hills, Ill.), Theresa Sebastian (Chicago), Brett Blabas (Naperville, Ill.) and Claire McCauley (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A formulation for treating incontinence-associated dermatitis or other skin conditions includes zinc oxide as an active pharmaceutical ingredient, a starch as a rheology modifier, a preservative or preservative system, an emulsifier, an emollient, and a water solvent. An applicator for applying a formulation to an aff...