ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,986, issued on June 2, was assigned to Azulite Inc. (Marlborough, Mass.).

"Adhesive phototherapy method, system, and devices" was invented by Adam E. M. Eltorai (Marlborough, Mass.) and Lloyd Nelson (Largo, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dermatological phototherapy device, system, and method, including a light emitting device configured and arranged to emit light from a bottom surface thereof; and an attachment portion having an aperture therethrough configured to permit light through. The attachment portion is configured to retain the device to a user's skin using a circumferential silicone skirt and bathe the skin with photot...