ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,582, issued on June 24, was assigned to Pro Lash Inc. (Vineyard, Utah).

"Modular-segment, tape-in, lash extension apparatus and methods" was invented by Zachary Chipman (Vineyard, Utah), Haley Chipman (Vineyard, Utah) and Hayden Finlinson (Vineyard, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semi-permanent lash extension, applied in segments distributed laterally, includes individual filaments of preselected density, length, and curl radius bonded to or embedded into a substrate. Adhesive may be integral with the substrate, applied to it during or after manufacture, or in multiple layers to secure filaments to the substrates or the assemb...