ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,360,393, issued on July 15, was assigned to DeRoyal Industries Inc. (Powell, Tenn.).
"Eye shield frame with improved fit" was invented by Walter C. Cowart (Blaine, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An eyewear frame of improved comfort, including a one-piece non-folding eyewear frame to which a shield is attachable to provide eyewear, the frame being made of plastic having a flexural modulus of from about 250,000 psi to about 310,000 psi (ASTM D790A), with the frame having a brow piece and a pair of symmetric left and right ear pieces extending away from the brow piece at opposite ends of the brow piece, each ear piece terminating at a...