ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,415, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DE PRODUITS POUR LES INDUSTRIES CHIMIQUES SEPPIC (Paris).

"Cosmetic composition in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion for treating hair to improve combing" was invented by Maite Cavailles (Castres, France), Marie-Laure Breton (Castres, France) and Emmanuelle Merat (Castres, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a cosmetic composition which is in the form of an emulsion of water-in-oil type including, per 100% of its mass: from 60% to 95% by mass of a gelled aqueous phase including at least one crosslinked cationic polyelectrolyte; from 5% to 40% by mass of a...