ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,253, issued on March 3, was assigned to L'Oreal (Paris).

"Reusable cartridge systems, devices, and methods" was invented by Ji Lee (New York), Damien Levi (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) and Edward Laganis (Hoboken, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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 cartridge received within the reusable handle. Formulation delivery devices include a reusabl...