ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,963, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to L'Oreal (Paris).

"Reusable cartridge systems, devices, and methods" was invented by Ji Lee (New York), Mohamed Kanji (Paris) and Huajing Xing (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Formulation delivery systems, formulation delivery devices, and formulation cartridges for the same are provided. Formulation delivery systems include a reusable handle, a formulation dispensing assembly, and a controller. The formulation dispensing assembly includes a reciprocating nozzle assembly and a pump. The reciprocating nozzle assembly is fluidically-coupleable to the formulation cartridge or the cleaning cartri...