ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,356, issued on March 25.
"Systems and methods for applying antimicrobial hand barrier" was invented by Rachel Hankerson (Florissant, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for applying an antimicrobial barrier to a hand include a barrier precursor material, a reservoir for the barrier precursor material, and a dispenser connected to the reservoir and configured to dispense the barrier precursor material onto a hand positioned adjacent the dispenser. The barrier precursor material cures and adheres to the hand to form an antimicrobial barrier on the hand. The antimicrobial barrier does not retain or transfer microorga...