ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,502, issued on May 12, was assigned to L'Oreal (Paris).

"Applicator to create multiple thin and close lines" was invented by Kyoo Jin Park (Leonia, N.J.) and William Bickford (Scotch Plains, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An applicator that draws fine lines and dots includes a body sleeve having a shape of an elongated tube, a first drawing tool having a first section within the body sleeve and a first tip extending out from the body sleeve, wherein the first drawing tool reduces in size at a distal end of the first drawing tool, a second drawing tool having a second section within the body sleeve and a second tip extending out f...