ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,297, issued on June 16, was assigned to TAEYANG RENEW INC. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Cosmetic case" was invented by Man Soo Choi (Incheon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cosmetic case that keeps a cosmetic in a standby state by automatically filing an application portion with a cosmetic so that a user may use it at any time, is hygienic by separating a cosmetic and a space where an application case is provided, and by blocking contact between a cosmetic and external air, which allows for efficient use of a cosmetic."

The patent was filed on Sept. 26, 2023, under Application No. 18/474,224.

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