ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,738, issued on Dec. 16.

"Integrated paper and adhesive tape cutting device" was invented by Yong Liu (Zhejiang, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present application disclose an integrated paper and adhesive tape cutting device, including a housing, where the housing includes a paper cutting housing and a paper separating housing; a component for pulling out paper from a paper roll inside a paper separating component for cutting is arranged below the paper cutting housing; and a cutting device is arranged on an outer wall of the housing to cut an adhesive tape."

The patent was filed on Jan. 15, 2025, under Appl...