ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,265, issued on June 17, was assigned to ELC MANAGEMENT LLC (Melville, N.Y.).

"Cosmetic product container and retention mechanism" was invented by Jian Yan (Kirkland, Canada) and Miguel Alberto Herrera (Doylestown, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cosmetic product includes a cup and a cosmetic substance. The cup has a cup body including first and second ends and forming a cup cavity and a liner at least partially disposed within the cup cavity that includes first and second ends and an inner sidewall forming a liner cavity. The liner is constructed from a swellable material. The cosmetic substance has first and second ends and an ...