ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,165, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to L'Oreal (Paris).

"Packaging kit for cosmetic formulation" was invented by Kyoo Jin Park (Leonia, N.J.), Zachary John Mahoney (Freehold, N.J.), Erika Menoni (Hazlet, N.J.), Caroline Guetta-Ohayon (Englewood, N.J.), Laura Martone (Wall, N.J.) and Eric de Bardonneche (Montaren-et-Saint-Mediers, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mascara packaging set includes a container with a wiper having an aperture and a mascara composition stored within the container. The mascara composition includes a wax emulsion, at least one polymer, and fibers and has a viscosity in a range of 10,000 cps to 20,000 c...