MUMBAI, India, April 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517014404 A) filed by Elc Management Llc, New York, on Feb. 19, for 'cosmetic product container and retention mechanism.'

Inventor(s) include Shannon, Steven Dean; Mattaroccia, Gianluca; and Calvert, Timothy Hugh.

The application for the patent was published on April 11, under issue no. 15/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A cup for retaining a cosmetic substance includes a cup body having a first end, a second end, and an inner sidewall forming a cup cavity and a stepped retention member disposed on the inner sidewall of the cup body and extending into the cup cavity. The stepped retention member has ...