ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,070, issued on July 15.

"Beard template mask and associated method(s)" was invented by Roberto Castillo (Sanford, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beard template mask includes a flexible body having a left side shield, a right side shield, an upper lip shield intermediately and detachably coupled to the left side shield and the right side shield, a first fastener removably attached to an anterior region of the left side shield and the right side shield, a second fastener removably attached to a posterior region of the left side shield and the right side shield, a first support member removably attached to the left side shield an...