ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,215, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to APR Beauty Group Inc. (Richmond Hill, Canada).

"Airtight cosmetic compact" was invented by Min-Yan Zheng (Richmond Hill, Canada) and Feng-Ying Fu (Markham, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airtight cosmetic compact comprising a base assembly and a cover assembly that are pivotally and rotatably connected. The base assembly includes a base part and an inner tray with a reservoir for storing cosmetic products. The cover assembly comprises an outer cover, an inner cover, and a gasket. The inner cover is pivotally connected to the base assembly, and the outer cover is rotatably connected to...