ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,964, issued on April 21, was assigned to SAMHWA Co. LTD. (Uiwang-si, South Korea).

"Cosmetic container for a brush-applied cosmetic" was invented by Kwan Ho Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Kyung Chang Lee (Uiwang-si, South Korea) and Ho Sang Kang (Gunpo-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cosmetic container includes a first container holding a first content, an overcap in which the first container is arranged, a brush shaft including a brush shaft head and a brush shaft body, a pump module that is coupled to an opening of the first container and the brush shaft so as to dispense the first content and includes a first elast...