ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,619, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to CTK Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Eco cosmetic container" was invented by In Yong Chung (Seoul, South Korea), Won Eui Lee (Seoul, South Korea), In Young Um (Seoul, South Korea), Myung Joong Kim (Pocheon-si, South Korea), Kyung Ho Kang (Suwon-si, South Korea), Minji Oh (Seoul, South Korea) and Ji Yong Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an eco-friendly cosmetic container including: a lower container having a cosmetic material accommodation dish seating portion; an upper container open and closed with respect to the lower container by means of a hinge coupling s...