ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,613, issued on June 24, was assigned to L'Oreal (Paris).
"Guided bearing mix pack" was invented by Simon Dutton (Basking Ridge, N.J.) and Marcel Sanchez (Aulnay sous-Bois, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Container devices, kits, and methods for mixing a heterogeneous composition prior to, during, and/or after use of the composition. A container includes an agitator element disposed in a guide inside the container, as well as an applicator for carrying and applying the composition to a surface. The agitator element is movably disposed within the guide, such that during agitation of the container, the agitator element controllabl...