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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:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Spiros Fotinos, Athens, GR;
Assignee:
Lavipharm Laboratories Inc., East Windsor, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/00 ; A61F 1/300 ; A61F 1/302 ; A01N 2/534 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/00 ; A61F 1/300 ; A61F 1/302 ; A01N 2/534 ;
Abstract
Devices for the improvement of skin appearance are provided, said devices including a pad with a backing layer, a release layer, and a vehicle located therebetween, the vehicle containing a cosmetic formulation and a skin permeation enhancer, wherein the skin permeation enhancer includes a plant polar lipid. The invention also relates to a method of improving skin appearance using the devices of the invention.