ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,641, issued on Oct. 21.

"Protective wristwatch sleeve device" was invented by Jimmy Rainey (Counce, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective wristwatch sleeve device for protecting a wristwatch or other wrist-worn device during use includes a sleeve defining an interior space, the sleeve has a pair of edges, each edge defining an associated opening to the interior space. The sleeve is elastically stretchable and is configured for stretching for wearing about a wrist and a wristwatch, thereby shielding the wristwatch from a debris. The sleeve has an inner layer adjacent to the interior space with an inner surface facing the i...