ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,216,340, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Brent Sheldon (Miami).
"Eyewear assembly having an energy dispersion mechanism" was invented by Brent Sheldon (Miami) and Guy Brousseau Jr. (Marieville, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An energy dispersion mechanism can be integrated into the eyewear design to incorporate a more resilient lens holding structure that can disperse the energy received during an impact and retain the lens in place. The energy dispersion mechanism comprises an impact dispersing material seated within a groove of a first frame portion, the impact dispersing material extending beyond the first frame portion to for...