US Patent Issued to Topix Pharmaceuticals on Dec. 23 for "Retinol formulations and skin treatment methods thereof" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,347, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Topix Pharmaceuticals Inc. (North Amityville, N.Y.).

"Retinol formulations and skin treatment methods thereof" was invented by Burt R. Shaffer (North Amityville, N.Y.) and Steven M. Hernandez (North Amityville, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are stable, non-irritating, retinoid containing formulations for topical application to the skin for modulated sheet-peeling of the skin without inflammatory response that retards healing of the skin. The topical formulations have concentration levels of ingredients, including retinol, a retinol activation system having a surfactant and a sol...