ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,040, issued on Oct. 20.

"Adhesive bandage capable of administering temporary tattoo" was invented by Steven Avi Friedman (Concord, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adhesive bandage is combined with temporary tattoos. When the bandage is removed with water, a temporary tattoo is transferred to the skin. Some versions of the adhesive bandage can have a base strip, an adhesive layer, a pad, a protective strip and a temporary tattoo assembly, which has at least an ink layer and a release coating."

The patent was filed on March 14, 2023, under Application No. 18/183,362.

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