ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,497, issued on May 12, was assigned to L'Oreal (Paris).

"Hair clamp adapter for application of cosmetic compositions" was invented by Ayoub Hbaich (Franklin Park, N.J.) and Rafael Feliciano (New Providence, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hair clamp adapter, and formulation delivery devices and formulation delivery systems with the hair clamp adapter attached thereto. A hair clamp adapter is configured for attachment to and use with a formulation delivery device to controllably and evenly apply a cosmetic composition, such as a viscous or thickly lathered composition, to strands of hair of an individual. The hair clamp adapter i...