US Patent Issued to University of Pretoria on March 24 for "Compositions for the treatment of hypopigmentation" (South African Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,688, issued on March 24, was assigned to University of Pretoria (Pretoria, South Africa).

"Compositions for the treatment of hypopigmentation" was invented by Analike Blom van Staden (Pretoria, South Africa) and Namrita Lall (Pretoria, South Africa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a topical composition comprising a 100 Mug/mL ethanolic extract from the plant Aspalathus linearis together with a dermatologically acceptable carrier for use in a method of preventing or treating a hypopigmentary disorder of skin in a subject comprising applying the topical composition to the skin of the subject. The inventi...