ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,197, issued on March 4.
"Method of curling eyelashes" was invented by Cindy Jane Barber (Vermont, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is disclosed an eyelash curler comprising an upper section which comprises at least one edge and a lower section which comprises an eyelash support portion, the curler being operable such that eyelashes can be clamped between the edge and the support portion, whereby the edge extends transverse to the eyelashes and engages a top side thereof, and, while the eyelashes remain so clamped, the edge can be drawn along said top side, substantially in the direction in which each of the lashes exten...