ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,747, issued on July 8.
"Hand shield and dispenser" was invented by Henry Franklin Ledford (Greensboro, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A same-hand, hand shield formed of a flexible material. The same-hand, hand shield includes an opening adapted for receiving at least a portion of the hand substantially parallel sides adapted for same-hand removal, whereby the hand shield may be donned and removed with the same hand without requiring an opposing hand. In one embodiment, the same-hand, hand shield includes a partial palm portion adapted for same-hand donning. The partial palm portion may include a palm flap adapted to cover a palm ...