ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,678, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to BELKIN INTERNATIONAL INC. (El Segundo, Calif.).
"Overlay applicator machine and method of providing the same" was invented by John Wadsworth (Burbank, Calif.) and Eric Beaupre (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machine including a base. The machine also can include a cradle configured to hold an electronic device. The machine further can include an alignment base configured to engage with an alignment mechanism of an overlay applicator. The overlay applicator can include an overlay configured to be applied to a screen of the electronic device. The machine also can include a lid hinge...