ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,008, issued on May 20.

"Device for nail painting" was invented by Alessandro R. Milberg (San Isidro, Peru) and Marcia Valencia De Villena (San Isidro, Peru).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a device for the painting of nails, during the work of nail painting it is sought that paint covers homogeneously the surface of the nails. Often when performing such work, the professional manicurist must be very careful that the paint brush does not stain the skin around the nail as the work must reflect an aesthetic quality. The nail manicuring device is characterized in that it comprises: a first left outer piece ...