ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,262, issued on June 17, was assigned to ELC Management LLC (Melville, N.Y.).
"Nonwoven material for cosmetic cushion compact" was invented by Olivia Holmes-Del Masto (Centereach, N.Y.), Pamela Wong-Putnam (Greenlawn, N.Y.) and Sezen Buell (Harrington Park, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nonwoven material formed of bicomponent fibers may be used as a cosmetic cushion to hold cosmetic compositions, such as liquid foundation, in a housing for consumer use with an applicator. The use of bicomponent fibers may allow for the utilization of various natural or synthetic materials for the core and shell which may be adjusted for greate...