ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,594, issued on May 6, was assigned to Qingdao Futesen Plastic Technology Co. Ltd (Qingdao, China).

"Bamboo charcoal powder-based false eyelashes and preparation process thereof" was invented by Kexiu Li (Qingdao, China) and Zhaozhong Zhang (Qingdao, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bamboo charcoal powder-based false eyelash is obtained by evenly mixing 90-96% of polyester particles, 3-8% of bamboo charcoal powder and 1-2% of adjuvant, subsequently hot melting, wire drawing and forming and then cooling. The false eyelash can be subjected to not only chemical sharpening tip but also physical sharpening tip, has greatly reduced we...