ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,998, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to CTK Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Cosmetic case for easy replacement and assembly of pallets" was invented by In Yong Chung (Seoul, South Korea), Won Eui Lee (Seoul, South Korea), In Young Um (Seoul, South Korea) and Kyung Ho Kang (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a cosmetic container including: a container body having a compartment frame formed on top thereof to provide one or more compartmented exposed spaces and a mounting space open downward; a cap openable and closable with respect to the container body by means of a hinge disposed on one side thereof; and...