ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,204, issued on May 13, was assigned to GOOGLE LLC (Mountain View, Calif.).

"Eyewear endurance tester" was invented by Rashed Adnan Islam (Saratoga, Calif.) and Maxim O. Sivov (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pair of glasses includes a frame and a pair of temples. The frame can hold lenses in front of a person's eyes while the pair of temples can rest over the person's ears. A tester for endurance testing of the pair of glasses, includes: a frame holder disposed vertically on a horizontal base plate, the frame holder configured to secure the pair of glasses in a test position with the pair of temples extending from t...