ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,791, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Gentex Corp. (Simpson, Pa.).
"Eye shield" was invented by Nathan Winters (Simpson, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An eye shield for protecting a user's eye has a shield that includes an aperture. The aperture has a first central axis, a medial side, and a lateral side, and a gasket that is coupled to the shield and disposed within the aperture. The gasket has a second central axis. The first central axis is at an oblique angle relative to the second central axis."
The patent was filed on Jan. 7, 2020, under Application No. 17/420,863.
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