ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,774, issued on Dec. 30.

"Automatic eyewear cleaning station and method of using the same" was invented by Justin Stevens (Rochester, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic eyewear treatment station is used to clean and disinfect eyewear, such as safety glasses, and includes a housing, a wipe compartment, a tank of cleaning or disinfecting liquid, a dispensing arrangement, and a control arrangement. The control arrangement is designed to automatically activate the dispensing arrangement when a user places the eyewear under a nozzle. The dispensing arrangement dispenses a mist of cleaning and disinfecting liquid to treat the ...