ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,125, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Doots LLC (Lafayette, Colo.).

"Adjustable blade gap clipper" was invented by Todd Paulsmeyer (Lafayette, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nail clipper including a blade gap adjustment assembly or a blade gap calibration assembly, or a combination thereof, operable to adjust a blade gap between opposed blades to allow insertion of a nail between opposed first and second blades to allow clipping of the nail while affording a barrier to insertion of the digit between the opposed blades to avoid cutting the associated digit."

The patent was filed on Jan. 16, 2023, under Application No. 18/097,...