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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Elka Touitou, Givat Canada, Gilo, Jerusalem 93890, IL;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424450 ; 424401 ; 424 63 ;
Abstract
A cosmetic or medical composition for topical application to the skin. It results in the transdermal passage of an active ingredient, or in the introduction of such agent into the skin. The essential components of such compositions are a phospholipid, a lower aliphatic alcohol of two to four carbon atoms, optionally with propylene glycol, water and a compatible active ingredient. The alcohol content is generally from 20 to 50%, and when propylene glycol is present, the combined percentage of alcohol and glycol being up to about 70%. The composition are suitable for the topical application of a wide variety of cosmetic and pharmaceutical compounds.