US Patent Issued to L'Oreal on Jan. 13 for "Gesture and articulation of a cosmetic applicator with a spring or compressed clamping mechanism" (New Jersey, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,894, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to L'Oreal (Paris).

"Gesture and articulation of a cosmetic applicator with a spring or compressed clamping mechanism" was invented by William Robert Bickford (Scotch Plains, N.J.), Yingchao Chen (Scotch Plains, N.J.), Francesca D. Cruz (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.), Sylvie Poret-Fristot (Clark, N.J.), Aline Aude Guimont (South Orange, N.J.), Karin Kaskiel (New York) and Chunhua Li (Hillsborough, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Applicators for grasping and applying small items, such as fibers and eyelashes, are disclosed. The applicators passively hold the items and a user actuates the applicator to r...