ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,024, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to SHENZHEN YANGWO ELECTRONIC Co. LTD. (Shenzhen, China).

"Portable hair removal apparatus" was invented by Dejin Duan (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates generally to a portable hair removal apparatus The portable hair removal apparatus-includes a hair removal mechanism for contacting the skin to remove hair, and a housing. The housing defines an accommodating space, and the hair removal mechanism is accommodated therein. The hair removal mechanism includes a light-exit portion for emitting light irradiated to the hair to be removed, and a contact portion....