ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,526,360, issued on Jan. 13.

"Germ-barrier phone cover" was invented by Jose Llaca (Ossining, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sanitary cover for a communication device may include at least two covers, each of the at least two covers creating a physical barrier between at least a portion of the communication device and a user. The sanitary cover for the communication device may include a connective strip configured to connect at least a first cover to a second cover of the at least two covers."

The patent was filed on Oct. 9, 2019, under Application No. 17/282,963.

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