ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,404, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to L'Oreal (Paris).

"Cosmetic product packaging device" was invented by Pierre Gardet (Clichy, France) and Emeric Renaudin (Clichy, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Device for packaging a product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising a receptacle extending along an elevation axis (Z-Z') and comprising an internal volume delimited by a lower wall and a peripheral wall; a lid that is hinged with respect to said receptacle; and a support member that is mounted in the internal cavity of the receptacle and is intended to receive at least one cosmetic product, the support member comprisin...