ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,218, issued on April 14, was assigned to FENGRUI INDUSTRIAL (HUAIAN) Co. LTD. (Huaian, China).
"Cosmetic applicator" was invented by Ma Yue (Huaian, China), Rebecca Louise Goswell (Richmond, Great Britain) and Brian Edward McNamara (Poole, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cosmetic applicator (101) includes a mounting rod (1) and an applicator device (2) arranged at an end (11) of the mounting rod (1). The applicator device has a first applicator element (21) and a second applicator element (22). The first applicator element (21) includes a first material, and the second applicator element (22) includes a second materia...