ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,692, issued on March 25, was assigned to ELC Management LLC (Melville, N.Y.).

"Cosmetic sheet masks for improved product delivery" was invented by Sezen Buell (Harrington Park, N.J.), Jill Marie Villacci (Merrick, N.Y.), Sushil Iyer (Garden City, N.Y.) and Peter John Tsolis (South Huntington, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Nonwoven fabrics may be fashioned as topical delivery systems with increased and controllable rate of product release, while still possessing the requisite strength and durability for mass production and distribution. Such delivery systems comprise fabrics that are fashioned from micro-denier fibers that are ...