ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,822, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to L'Oreal (Paris).
"Cosmetic applicator with adjustable applicator tip" was invented by Ji Lee (NY, N.Y.) and Guive Balooch (NY, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable cosmetic applicator includes a stem; an applicator tip attached to a first end of the stem; a base attached to a second end of the stem, the base including a locking device disposed at a first end of the base, the locking device including a ball; a handle including a first end, the first end of the handle including a plurality of detents configured to receive the ball; and a chamber rotateably coupled to the handle, the ch...