ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,215, issued on June 17, was assigned to Forstgarten International Holding GmbH (St. Gallen, Switzerland).

"Device for protection against contamination" was invented by Stefan Kaltenbach (Rebstein, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a protective shield which is attached to a mouthguard/which is attached to at least one coupling element which is attached to a pair of glasses or to a mouthguard, the protective shield covering the mouth area and also the eye area and the area of the front cheeks and extending from below the mouth to above the eyebrows."

The patent was filed on May 10, 2021, under...