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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2022
L'oreal, Paris, FR;
William Robert Bickford, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Yingchao Chen, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Francesca D. Cruz, Sleepy Hollow, NY (US);
Sylvie Poret-Fristot, Clark, NJ (US);
Aline Aude Guimont, South Orange, NJ (US);
Karin Kaskiel, New York, NY (US);
Chunhua Li, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
L'Oreal, Paris, FR;
Abstract
Applicators for grasping and applying small items, such as fibers and eyelashes, are disclosed. The applicators passively hold the items and a user actuates the applicator to release the items. An applicator includes a compression spring that forces a disc against a disc retention element to hold the items passively, and a button is pressed to separate the disc from the disc retention element to release the items. An applicator includes an expansion spring that holds items between coils of the spring passively, and a button is pressed to separate the spring coils to release the items.