ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,231, issued on April 7, was assigned to SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Emulsified composition and cosmetic material" was invented by Hiroomi Iyoku (Annaka, Japan), Shinji Irifune (Annaka, Japan) and Yuji Ando (Annaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is an emulsified composition, including: (A): a titanium-atom-containing silicone resin; (B): one or more oil agents selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon oil, an ester oil, and a silicone oil, the oil agent being able to dissolve the component (A) and being liquid at 25deg C.; and (C): water, where the emulsified composition contains no sur...