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Is a makeup sponge patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a makeup sponge have been patented many times, but "a makeup sponge" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 419 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “makeupcosmetic spongeapplicatorblender” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 84 best keyword matches we examined, 33 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: OREAL (12), REA DEEMING BEAUTY INC (3), HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LTD (2), HUANG JUNG-HUI (2).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A45D (75), A46B (27), B65D (5), C08J (4).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a makeup sponge
- Container for cosmetic sponge applicator US-12622501-B2 2026 · REA DEEMING BEAUTY INC
A container including: a first portion having an open end and a closed end, where the open end is disposed distal from the closed end; one or more first portion apertures disposed in the first portion to allow air flow into the co…
View on Google Patents - Cosmetic makeup sponge/blender container US-12146708-B2 2024 · NYC DESIGNED INSPIRATIONS LLC
A cosmetic sponge drying and storage container has a plurality of components, including at least a first component and a second component, the first component being moveable with respect to the second component to position the con…
View on Google Patents - Makeup applicator tool and methods of making and using same US-2021289916-A1 2021 · SUPER SPONGE TECH DMCC
A makeup blending sponge. The sponge comprises a foam core and a layer of coating. The layer of coating covers a portion of an outer surface of the foam core. The portion may be about 70% to about 90% of the total surface area of …
View on Google Patents - Makeup sponge WO-2019235374-A1 2019 · TOYOPOLYMER CO LTD
A makeup sponge 10 which comprises a porous polyurethane elastomer having a plurality of pores and has a section 100 in which the pores have an average major-axis length of 60 μm or less and a standard deviation of major-axis leng…
View on Google Patents - Makeup applicator case having uv light disinfection system US-2019274420-A1 2019 · ZEILAH RITTA
Disclosed herein are cosmetic brush cases and sponge cases having an ultraviolet light disinfection a functional interior section with a plurality of vent openings designed for airing and protecting a plurality of bristles of a ma…
View on Google Patents - Makeup sponge with cut handle WO-2019245119-A1 2019 · WON CHAE LYEON
Disclosed is a makeup puff with a cut handle and, more specifically, a makeup puff with a cut handle obtained by cutting the middle portion of a thin cylindrical makeup puff such that one side thereof is folded so as to be usable …
View on Google Patents - Cosmetic applicator system including trackable cosmetic device, and client device to assist users in makeup application US-10433630-B2 2019 · OREAL
A system is provided that includes a cosmetic apparatus configured to sense at least a motion of a cosmetic implement during application of a cosmetic substance to the skin surface of a user; and a client device having processing …
View on Google Patents - Collapsible holder for makeup sponges such as makeup applicator sponges WO-2018073556-A1 2018 · BASIC BEAUTY TOOLS LTD
A collapsible holder for holding a sponge, comprising a base; and at least one receptacle arranged to support the sponge, wherein the at least one receptacle is configured to be moved between a collapsed configuration and a raised…
View on Google Patents - Cosmetic applicator with sponge to absorb substance and to prevent leakage thereof US-9615646-B2 2017 · GEVA ZIV
A cosmetic applicator, comprising a sponge to absorb substance and prevent leakage thereof is provided herein. The sponge having an elastic open-cell of a three-dimensional membrane structure of elastic polymer and is double over …
View on Google Patents - Cosmetic sponge, process for producing elastic polyurethane object, and applicator for cosmetic preparation WO-2015093085-A1 2015 · FUSHIMI PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LTD
Provided is a cosmetic sponge which is constituted of an elastic polyurethane object of a three-dimensional membranous structure, wherein the elastic polyurethane object has an ethanol permeation time in the range of 10-400 second…
View on Google Patents - Cosmetic Applicator, A Makeup Kit Including Such an Applicator, and Use of Such a Kit US-2012160262-A1 2012 · TRANCHANT JEAN-FRANCOIS
A cosmetic applicator comprising:
a sheath that extends along a longitudinal axis to a free end; a handle that is connected to the sheath; a central stem that extends along the longitudinal axis to a free end, the cen…
View on Google Patents - Makeup applicator US-2012180808-A1 2012 · NAKAMURA KENJI
A makeup applicator is constituted by: a slice sheet made by slicing an open-cell sponge, one side of which slice sheet forms an application surface, where a film layer is provided on the other side of the slice sheet by adhering …
View on Google Patents - Makeup applicator and cosmetics in use with the applicator US-2010003065-A1 2010 · HAAN GYUNG-HEE
An eye or lip makeup applicator and cosmetics in use with the applicator includes an applicator wand removably coupled to a handle. The applicator wand is secured within a container for storage, handling and ease of carrying aroun…
View on Google Patents - Makeup sponge puff US-6528154-B1 2003 · NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO LTD
To provide a makeup sponge puff of less frictional resistance and stiffness and no surface slipperiness, particles are adhered to a surface of a substrate sponge of closed-cell foam to form the makeup sponge puff. For example, the…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a makeup sponge been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Beauty and personal-care patents focus on application mechanisms, heads/bristles, and heating or vibration features.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.