ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,355, issued on Oct. 7.
"Complete face shield" was invented by Erica Benton (Fort Myers, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An illustrated view of an exemplary Complete Face Shield (or CFS 100) device for protecting people from spreading infectious diseases is presented. The CFS-100 device is useful for covering the complete face area of a person. The CFS-100 device is developed to protect a person from microscopic virus and/or bacteria in the air, is presented. The CFS-100 device is useful for providing an impervious protective layer for an entirety of a face of a person. The CFS-100 device is useful for preventing droplets in the ai...