ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,245,674, issued on March 11.

"Tools for removing nail polish and buffing nails" was invented by Johanna Alicea-Garcia (San Juan, Puerto Rico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nail care tool having an ergonomic elongated handle, an operational head, and a male/female system or mechanism suitable to connect or disconnect the elongated handle and the operational head is presented. The tool also has a removable scraper or end tip inserted in one of the ends of the handle, useful in cleaning critical cuticle areas. The operational head may have different shapes and its external surface has different operational lining materials commonly used ...