ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,414, issued on June 17, was assigned to Skin Safeguard Inc. (Salem, Ore.).

"Acne extractor for treating superficial acne" was invented by Noah Webster (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, devices, and systems are described for an acne extractor for treating superficial acne. The acne extractor includes a curved elongated handle having a distal end. A head is coupled to the distal end of the curved elongated handle. The head extends from curved elongated handle at an angle and has a loop with an inner diameter. The inner diameter is configured to encircle a skin irritation. The loop is configured to apply an inward press...