ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,344, issued on June 2, was assigned to SAMHWA Co. LTD (Uiwang-si, South Korea).

"Compact cosmetic case using a flexible membrane" was invented by Kyungchang Lee (Uiwang-si, South Korea) and Jieun Sim (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compact cosmetic case that uses a flexible membrane is disclosed. The compact cosmetic case includes: a container body, on an inner side of which a holding space having an open top is formed; a rubber member that is coupled to the container body and includes a membrane part, which is configured to cover the open top of the holding space, is made from a material capable of elastic def...