ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,434, issued on May 13.

"Hand protection device and method of use" was invented by Jeffrey D. Heyd (Palm Desert, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand protection device for preventing bee stings includes a glove for positioning on a person's hand. The glove comprises bottom and top sections, which are positioned, upon donning of the glove, over a palm and a back of the hand, respectively, and over lower and upper portions of each finger, respectively. The top section comprises a medial layer positioned between an inner layer and an outer layer wherein the inner and outer layers comprise different materials. The inner layer is r...