ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,500, issued on March 25, was assigned to Paul Preston (Corona Del Mar, Calif.).

"Adhesive materials" was invented by Paul Preston (Corona Del Mar, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, an adhesive material includes a backing material including a first edge and a second edge positioned opposite of the first edge. An adhesive is applied to a first side of the backing material. The first side of the backing material includes an adhesive-free region positioned between the first edge and the second edge and the backing material is structured to facilitate separation of the backing material along a predetermined path in...