ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,981, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Alpha Comm Enterprises LLC (Lawrenceville, Ga.).

"Applicator for applying protective coverings to electronic device displays" was invented by Andrew Mason (La Verne, Calif.) and Brandon Lambertson (La Verne, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An applicator is provided for applying protective films to electronic device displays. The applicator includes a base, a screen protector, and a squeegee. The base includes a pocket for receiving an electronic device. The screen protector is affixed to the base so as to overlie an electronic device. The screen protector preferably includes three layers ...