ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,932, issued on Jan. 13.
"Cosmetic applicator cleaning apparatus" was invented by Leif Rogers (Beverly Hills, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool for removing the dried and hardened cosmetic product from cosmetic applicators, such as mascara brushes, includes a chamber that fits a cosmetic applicator brush and allows for a set of vertically-oriented prongs to agitate the cosmetic applicator brush while the brush is submerged in a cleaning solvent. The chamber with its cleaning solvent, cleaning prongs and rough textured inner walls allows for efficient cleaning of the cosmetic applicator brush. This acts as a reviver of the c...