ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,791, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to SINWA Corp. (Yokohama, Japan).
"Cosmetic applicator" was invented by Akihiro Tanaka (Yokohama, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The cosmetic applicator includes an applying portion in which a comb member including comb teeth provided on a lower surface of a semi-cylindrical applicator body open upward, and a brush member including a brush bristle body around a core wire stem, are integrated coaxially. In the applying portion, tip ends of brush bristles of the brush bristle body are flush with and in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the body, a core wire stem front end portio...