ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,600, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Dreamers Holdings Inc. (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

"Sleep-aiding eyewear with improved visibility" was invented by Stafford W. Sheehan (Tiverton, R.I.), Zachary R. Stenmark (Sydney) and Jordan D. Stenmark (Sydney).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sleep-aiding eyewear that prevents light which inhibits melatonin production from reaching the eye is described. The eyewear that is the object of the present disclosure has improved visibility over other methods of cutting off melatonin-inhibiting wavelengths of light, which enables the user to perform tasks, such as reading and typing, uninhibited. This is achiev...