ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,095, issued on April 29.
"Cosmetic swab" was invented by Alejandra Garcia (Austin, Texas) and Matthew Justman (Austin, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cosmetic swab including a handle including an elongated body having a length extending between a first end and a second end, where the elongated body defines a grip portion disposed between the first end and the second end. The grip portion has a width that is less than the length of the elongated body, where the width is measured in a direction perpendicular to the length. A head is disposed on the first end of the handle, where the head has a width that is greater than the widt...