ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,297, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Kenvue Brands LLC (Summit, N.J.).

"Device and method for continuous even application of composition to skin" was invented by Albert Durr Edgar (Austin, Texas) and Laura Higgins (Boston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device and method for selectively applying a composition to a treatment surface (e.g., skin) to alter an aesthetic appearance of the skin. The device includes a detector obtaining image data corresponding to an image of an area of skin and an applicator applying the composition to the skin. The applicator is aligned to apply the composition to a location within the imaged area of ...