ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,080, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to L'OREAL (Paris).

"Cosmetic kit with a cleansing stick, dispensing container, and cutting device" was invented by Christopher Pang (New York), Mariko Hasebe (New York) and Changlong Chen (Edison, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cosmetic kit is disclosed having a container and a shaving cap. The container comprises interior chamber containing a solidified gel of a micellar solution and a dispensing opening that exposes an outer surface of the solidified gel. The exposed surface of the solidified gel to a surface, like skin, and can be cleaned with the shaving cap, which removes at least a p...