ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,696, issued on Jan. 27.
"Night driving eyeglasses and methods of use" was invented by Kenneth Hamilton (Valley Springs, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are methods and apparatus that use specially tinted eyeglasses that may be used to block or diffuse light from the headlights of oncoming traffic or trailing traffic reflected in side mirrors, while also allowing the wearer to see dark areas outside and inside the vehicle. Lenses are provided that have shading on the left and/or right sides of each lens leaving a large unshaded or clear vertical area in the middle of each lens, running from the top of each lens to the ...