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Is a mascara wand patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a mascara wand have been patented many times, but "a mascara wand" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 470 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “mascara” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 312 best keyword matches we examined, 65 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: OREAL (43), AMOREPACIFIC CORP (13), GEKA BRUSH GMBH (8), LVMH RECH (5).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A45D (219), A46B (195), A61K (65), A61Q (65).
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 mascara wand
- Vibrating mascara wand with interchangeable mascara heads US-12653296-B2 2026 · HAYNIE JULIANNE
A vibrating mascara wand with interchangeable mascara heads, including a vibrating assembly to provide vibration for the vibrating mascara wand with interchangeable mascara heads, a first detachable mascara head connected to the v…
View on Google Patents - Mascara brush having tornado-shaped bristle US-12484690-B2 2025 · SHYA HSIN PACKAGING IND CHINA CO LTD
A mascara brush having a tornado-shaped bristle includes a bristle and a core. A root of the bristle is provided on the core, and a free end of the bristle is provided away from the core. There is at least one bristle. A centerlin…
View on Google Patents - 2 in 1 Mascara wand brush Lip applicator swab US-2021007465-A1 2021 · GONZALEZ PAOLA
The method and system of this invention focused on the innovative concept of the Lint free Swab and Mascara Tube/Wand or brush 2 in 1 portable applicator and brush. Mascara side is used to brush brows and/or lash hairs Lint free s…
View on Google Patents - Double wiping structure for toothbrush-type mascara wand US-10722020-B2 2020 · CTK CO LTD
A double wiping structure of a mascara wand provides an amount of mascara required to be applied to the eyelashes by causing a brush rod provided with a brush to be discharged along a ring member from a container so that mascara a…
View on Google Patents - Method for molding shape of bristles of mascara brush for eyelashes, mold used in the method, and mascara brush molded by the method US-9814296-B2 2017 · HONG JEONG WOOK
The present invention relates to a method for molding a shape of bristles of a mascara brush for eyelashes, a mold in used in the method. Two strands of iron cores are twisted and brush bristles respectively having dorsal portions…
View on Google Patents - Mascara wand assembly US-8919351-B1 2014 · WANG YA-TSAN
A mascara wand assembly includes a wand, multiple brush units and a cylindrical brush unit. The wand has a cap and a handle on two ends thereof. The cylindrical brush unit is connected to the cap. The multiple brush units are moun…
View on Google Patents - Mascara brush with eyelash retaining member US-8568049-B2 2013 · KULIK DANIELA
The invention relates to a mascara brush comprising a carrier portion and a bristle covering of bristles respectively protruding outwardly along their longitudinal bristle axis L from the carrier portion, wherein the bristle cover…
View on Google Patents - Mascara brush including bristles of various diameters US-8256437-B2 2012 · GUERET JEAN-LOUIS H
An applicator for applying a composition to the eyelashes or the eyebrows, the applicator having a brush with a twisted core and including at least two segments. Each segment includes a plurality of bristles having a common diamet…
View on Google Patents - Mascara brush US-7856994-B2 2010 · AMOREPACIFIC CORP
Provided is a disk-type mascara brush, used to makeup eyelash with mascara solution applied thereto, having a brush portion which is formed whole at the end of the wand and in a such a shape that elliptic disks are piled consecuti…
View on Google Patents - Mascara brush with curving bristle portion US-2008163884-A1 2008 · SCHREPF VOLKER
A brush for applying mascara or the like, having a cross-sectional bristle array with two visibly distinct portions for respectively performing different mascara-applying and combing functions as well as for curling eyelashes.
View on Google Patents - Mascara brush with dual lumen bristle fibers US-7051740-B2 2006 · CROWN CORK & SEAL TECH CORP
An improved mascara brush has a typical twisted wire core containing bristles having a double lumen cross-section. The bristles are generally circular in shape, and hollow, with a dividing web across the midpoint of the bristle, t…
View on Google Patents - Mascara applicator having T-shaped applicator wand and container therefor US-6505632-B1 2003 · CHARBELLE LTD
A mascara applicator includes an applicator wand and a container therefor. The wand includes a handle, a stem extending from the handle, and a brush attached to the stem and extending transversely relative to the stem. The contain…
View on Google Patents - Mascara brush for making up eyelashes US-6470897-B1 2002 · PACIFIC CORP
Disclosed is a mascara brush for making up eyelashes, especially suitable for the Orientals whose eyelashes are shorter and downwardly curved. The mascara brush according to the present invention includes a spirally twisted wire c…
View on Google Patents - Brush for application of mascara on eyelashes US-6314967-B1 2001 · TECHPACK ESPANA S L
This invention relates to a brush conventionally based on a metal wire ( 1 ) folded on itself and twisted in a spiral to form an attachment core ( 6 ) for fiber tufts forming the brush itself, the main characteristics being that i…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a mascara wand 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.