ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,967, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Albea Services (Courbevoie, France).

"Refill and pot for packaging a cosmetic product comprising such a refill" was invented by Gael Thorez (Gennevilliers, France) and Alain Pagneux (Gennevilliers, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a refill for a pot for packaging a cosmetic product, extending along a central axis X, suitable for receiving the cosmetic product, and comprising a rigid body defined by a peripheral wall having an open upper end surrounded by a collar extending outwards, and a lower end closed by a bottom wall. This refill comprises wedging means for wedg...