ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,177, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to LASH OPCO LLC (Southlake, Texas).

"Lash band for artificial lashes" was invented by Marwan Zreik (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) and Erica Pearson (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An artificial eyelash extension unit includes a lash band supporting a plurality of artificial lashes. The lash band is an elongated member having a non-uniform property along its length. The property may include a cross-sectional dimension, composition, or a chemical or physical property such as modulus of elasticity or degree of cross-linking."

The patent was filed on July 25, 2024, under Application No. 18/784,37...