ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,402, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to tesa SE (Norderstedt, Germany).
"Tape assembly and method of using the same" was invented by Robert J. Fallon (Milford, Mich.), Joseph J. Carroll (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Clint R. Bierstetel (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tape assembly for masking an object to be painted and method of use is provided. The tape assembly is defined by a tape body having an anterior side, a posterior side, a body first edge, and an opposing body second edge. The tape body includes a first portion including a first substrate having a first adhesive layer on a posterior side of the first subs...