ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,769,184, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to CASE-MATE INC. (Atlanta).

"Multi-depth carrier card apparatus and method for installation and removal of lens protectors" was invented by Saumil Chetan Mody (Atlanta) and Shengfei Chen (Shenzhen City, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for installation and removal of a plurality of lens protectors to and from a plurality of lenses includes a carrier configured to retain a plurality of lens protectors, where the plurality of lens protectors include one or more first lens protectors and one or more second lens protectors in delivery positions for installation onto a plurality of le...