ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,883, issued on April 7, was assigned to Pro Lash Inc. (Vineyard, Utah).

"Modular-segment, tape-in, lash extension apparatus and methods" was invented by Zachary Chipman (Vineyard, Utah), Haley Chipman (Vineyard, Utah) and Hayden Finlinson (Vineyard, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing an artificial eyelash includes configuring a placement mark on a surface, positioning a plurality of fibers on the surface based on the placement mark, placing a first adhesive near a base of the plurality of fibers to secure the plurality of fibers together, placing a second adhesive near the base of the pl...