ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,949, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to e-Vision Smart Optics Inc. (Sarasota, Fla.).

"Three-dimensional (3D) printing of electro-active lenses" was invented by Anthony Van Heugten (Sarasota, Fla.) and Joel D. Zychick (Bethpage, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of manufacturing an optic includes disposing electronic circuitry on a substrate. The method also includes depositing a first resin on the first side of the electronic circuitry and curing the first resin to form a first optical segment. The method further includes depositing a second resin on the second side of the electronic circuitry and curing the second resin t...