ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,411,527, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to WYNNSHIELD LLC (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Wrap for handheld electronic device and methods for using same" was invented by Kenneth Eugene Moore II (Charlotte, N.C.) and Jennifer Ambrosio (Charlotte, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A covering section for use in shielding handheld electronic devices from a surrounding environment, includes a pliable layer and a peel-away liner layer. The pliable layer has first and second oppositely facing sides, each including a surface. The surface at the first side is an at least predominantly tacky surface having a water-based adhesive, and the surface at the se...