ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,076, issued on July 15.

"Stick-type cosmetic container" was invented by Jae Yong Joung (Anyang, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stick-type cosmetic container comprises: a main body; a rotary body which is rotatably coupled to the main body and which has a rotary screw thread formed thereon; an elevation member, which is coupled to the inner side of the main body and rises, includes a stick cosmetic, and has an elevation screw thread; a remaining-amount withdrawal member which is coupled to the elevation member so as to push the stick cosmetic outward, and which has a screw protrusion; and an elastic member provided betwe...