ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,195, issued on May 27.

"Adhesive tape dispenser having guide function" was invented by Teng-Chi Yu (Taichung, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adhesive tape dispenser having a guide function includes a handle, a retaining frame, a tape cutting unit, a guide unit, and a tape holding unit. The retaining frame is disposed on the handle. The retaining frame has a pair of vertical plates. The tape cutting unit has a roller and a blade that are located between the vertical plates. The guide unit has a pair of guide plates located outside the respective vertical plates. The guide plates each have a fastener for securing the guide pl...