US Patent Issued to ZAGG on March 25 for "Methods for protecting portable electronic devices" (Utah, Idaho, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,765, issued on March 25, was assigned to ZAGG Inc (Midvale, Utah).

"Methods for protecting portable electronic devices" was invented by James McGuire (Columbus, Ohio), Robert G. Pedersen II (Holladay, Utah), Derek M. Smith (Alpine, Utah), John W. Melville (Salt Lake City) and Brian S. Packer (Weiser, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective film includes an adhesive material configured for "dry" application to a surface that is to be protected, such as the surface of an electronic device. An installation assembly that includes the protective film is configured to minimize or eliminate contact with the protective film as it ...