ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,888, issued on Jan. 13.

"Loading base for facial protection devices" was invented by Jose Carlos Morales Alvarez (Cartagena, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A loading base for facial protection devices includes a main housing and support arms on which the facial protection device with a screen rests, and wherein the loading base incorporates a bridge that can move vertically on the support arms. The bridge has a structure in which two arches are defined forming an arched slot inside of which a plurality of UV LEDs are arranged to disinfect both surfaces of the screen of the facial protection device. The bridge is connected to th...