ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,543, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to L'OREAL (Paris).

"Cosmetic product applicator, cosmetic product packaging assembly and associated manufacturing processes" was invented by Patrick Charnay (Clichy, France) and Pierre Gardet (Clichy, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cosmetic product application member comprises: a rod carrier (40); and a rod (38) defining a first end (70) and a second end (72) that are opposite. The first end (70) of the rod (38) is intended to be assembled in the rod carrier (40). The rod (38) and the rod carrier (40) are manufactured from a plastic material composed of a copolyester, in particular a sem...