ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,266, issued on June 17.
"System for sustainable and reusable cosmetic containers" was invented by Tiara Butler-Smith (Hyde Park, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reusable cosmetic carrying case and applicator having a pinch cap having a first flap and a second flap, a shaft body having a top portion configured to couple to a bottom portion of the pinch cap. The shaft body has an interior cavity and a removable, exchangeable cosmetic insert configured to fit within the interior cavity. Also, there is a base coupled to a bottom of the shaft body. The pinch cap can be lowered to reveal the cosmetic insert while a user simultaneous...