ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,733, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to L'Oreal (Paris).
"Micro-robot gripper design for lashes" was invented by Rafael Feliciano (New Providence, N.J.) and Gregoire Charraud (Jersey City, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for applying eyelashes, the system including a first micro-robot, including a first plurality of magnets, and a wire comb, wherein the wire comb includes an attachment end, and a second micro-robot, including a second plurality of magnets, a tube configured to accept the wire comb, and a gripper configured to secure and release an eyelash. Further, A method of applying eyelashes, including securing a first...