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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:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Delphine Bresson-Rival, Lyons, FR;
Eric Perrier, Les Cotes d'Arey, FR;
Assignee:
Coletica, Lyons, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424711 ; 4241951 ; 514783 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to the use of sulfite, including metabisulfite, as melanogenesis-inhibiting or depigmenting agent. The invention enables preparing melanogenesis-inhibiting or depigmenting cosmetic compositions and optionally advantageously pharmaceutical compositions for treating pathologies.