ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,009, issued on May 20, was assigned to QUALIPAC (Clichy, France).
"Wiping device for cosmetic product applicator" was invented by Frederic Jouan (Moriers, France) and Alim El Hassain (Saint Ouen, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wiping device for a product applicator includes a first part forming a support and a second part formed as a wiping sleeve. The wiping sleeve includes a root portion connected to the first part, a wiping lip, and an intermediate portion interposed between the root portion and the wiping lip. The wiping sleeve has a half-section which has the following profile at rest: a radially inner line; a scraping ...