ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,919, issued on Jan. 13.
"Eyewear protector and wrist wrap" was invented by Benjamin Cortes (Canyon Country, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An eyewear protector and wrist wrap used with conventional eyeglasses, sunglasses, or eyewear in general, which can hold eyewear of varying size and shape and is made of a soft stretchable material. The device construction prevents the temple pieces of the eyewear from coming into contact with the interior surface of the lenses. An elastic drawstring assures that the eyewear be contained within the device and allows for the entire package to be hung from a wrist or from a pant belt loop. Th...