ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,257, issued on March 3, was assigned to SAMHWA Co. LTD (Uiwang-si, South Korea).

"Refill unit for sunscreen and refillable stick container having the same" was invented by Kyungchang Lee (Uiwang-si, South Korea) and Kwan Ho Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refill unit and a refillable stick container that allow a refilling of a stick type sunscreen product are disclosed. The refill unit includes: an elevation shell that extends a particular length along a left-right direction, extends a particular length along a vertical direction, and forms a shell space on its inside; and a holder that is arranged within ...