ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,228,626, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Brent Sheldon (Miami Beach, Fla.).
"Eyewear having multidirectional venting" was invented by Brent Sheldon (Miami Beach, Fla.) and Guy Brousseau Jr. (Marieville, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multidirectional vent or a plurality of multidirectional vents can be integrated into eyewear to allow venting of eyewear. The vents can be ramped and angled in different directions for increased airflow and multidirectional venting. Grooves can be created on the lens of the eyewear and/or the frame portion such that when the lens are joined to the frame portion, vents are formed. The vents may a...