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Procter & GamblePatent grant

P&G was granted a patent for chitosan-based delivery particles.

What happened

In September 2026 P&G patented treatment formulations designed to release active ingredients through core-shell particles, including applications in consumer care products.

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Patent grant

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Grant date
Sep 29, 2026
Inventors
4
Patent number
US12747418
Assignee
The Procter & Gamble Company

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People

  • Susana Fernandez PrietoInventor
  • Ariel LebronInventor
  • Cédric Marc TahonInventor
  • Mattia ColluInventor
  • Johan SmetsInventor
  • Linsheng FengInventor

Details

Primary CPC class
C11D 3/502
USPTO assignee
The Procter & Gamble Company
What the invention does
A treatment mixture that packages an active ingredient inside particles coated with chemically modified chitosan to control how it is delivered.

Topics and mentions

Tags

  • Intellectual Property
  • Research & Development
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Product Development

Technologies named

  • chitosan polymers
  • delivery particles
  • treatment formulations

Extraction

Detected
Sep 30, 2026
signal_type
patents-company
signal_subtype
patentGrant

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