ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,526, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to KOB GMBH (Wolfstein, Germany).

"Bandage imprint" was invented by Martin Bier (Herren-Sulzbach, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a bandage for use on the human or animal body, the bandage comprising a fiber-containing material. At least one longitudinal end of said material is provided with a neatened edge and additionally has a zone that contains an information element. The invention further relates to a method for producing a bandage of the above type."

The patent was filed on Nov. 7, 2019, under Application No. 17/279,308.

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