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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:
May. 18, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1997
Niels L Lindquist, Morehead City, NC (US);
Other;
Abstract
The invention relates to novel UVB/UVA-absorbing chromophores that are present in the natural products of a marine hydroid, and derivatives thereof, useful as sunscreening agents. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods for protecting skin from the damaging effects of solar ultraviolet radiation. This method comprises topically applying to the skin an effective coating of a sunscreen composition of the present invention. Additional embodiments of the invention use these natural UV-absorbing compounds, or derivative thereof, as additives as a means of providing UV-protective plastics, paints, and waxes.
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