ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,072, issued on July 15, was assigned to SHYA HSIN PACKAGING INDUSTRY (CHINA) Co. LTD. (Kunshan, China).

"Airtight loose powder container" was invented by Haiying Yang (Kunshan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airtight loose powder container includes an outer lid, an inner lid, an inner sifter and a base. The inner sifter is airtightly provided at an open end of the base, and the inner sifter is located between the inner lid and the base. The inner lid and the inner sifter are hinged through a hinge unit. The hinge unit is elastic, such that the inner lid under stress can move toward the inner sifter. When the outer lid covers...