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US 12,303,580 · App. 17/749,470 · Granted May 20, 2025

Sunscreen compositions containing a combination of a linear ultraviolet radiation-absorbing polyether and other ultraviolet-screening compounds

Inventors: Susan Daly (Basking Ridge, NJ); Julie Grumelard (Village-Neuf, FR)
Assignee: Kenvue Brands LLC
A61K8/35A61K8/39A61K8/496A61K8/86A61Q17/04
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Patent No.
US 12,303,580
App. No.
17/749,470
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Sunscreen composition including a combination of a linear ultraviolet radiation absorbing polyether that includes a covalently bound UV-chromophore, and at least one non-polymeric UV-screening compounds.

Claims (3)

1. A sunscreen composition, comprising:

a polymer composition comprising a linear, ultraviolet radiation absorbing polyether comprising a covalently bound UV-chromophore that is a benzotriazole; and

a mixture of Bis Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, and titanium dioxide, wherein the composition comprises about 5 to about 15 weight percent of the ultraviolet radiation absorbing polyether; about 0.5 weight percent of Bis Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, about 2.5 weight percent of Ethylhexyl Triazone, about 4 weight percent of Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, about 2 weight percent of Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, and about 0.5 weight percent titanium dioxide.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 28, 2024
From: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
To: KENVUE BRANDS LLC
Reel/Frame 069267/0143 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2023
From: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
To: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
Reel/Frame 062438/0372 →
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION Recorded Jan 19, 2023
From: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
To: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
Reel/Frame 062438/0521 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16308050
Provisional Application 62378736 · Aug 24, 2016
Provisional Application 62362251 · Jul 14, 2016
Provisional Application 62350863 · Jun 16, 2016
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