ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,686, issued on April 22, was assigned to ALBEA SERVICES (Gennevilliers, France).
"Device for applying a cosmetic product stick" was invented by Marc Jourdain (Gennevilliers, France), Mark Edmondson (Gennevilliers, France) and Thomas Emmanuel Sourdeau (Gennevilliers, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for applying a cosmetic product includes a cup, a guide, and a sheath. The cup includes at least one lug. The guide includes a slot passed through by an associated lug of the cup, the slot comprising an upper edge. The sheath includes internally a helical groove for receiving the lug of the cup. The lug can have an upper flatt...