ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,252, issued on June 16, was assigned to Pilar Macchione (New York).

"Face mask" was invented by Pilar Macchione (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A face mask of the present disclosure can create a space preventing a user's mouth from directly contacting the face mask. One example of the face mask includes a center sheet, two side sheets, and two fixing parts. The center sheet is a rectangular fabric. The two side sheets are coupled to long sides of the center sheet separately with a first edge of the side sheet. The fixing part is coupled to a second edge of the side sheet, and the second edge of the side sheet is opposite to ...