ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,955, issued on July 1, was assigned to IngenioSpec LLC (San Jose, Calif.).

"Head-worn eyewear structure with internal fan" was invented by Thomas A. Howell (San Jose, Calif.), David Chao (Saratoga, Calif.), C. Douglass Thomas (Saratoga, Calif.) and Peter P. Tong (Mountain View, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques for providing eyewear or other head-worn personal electronic apparatus with electrical components are disclosed. The electrical components can provide electrical technology to eyewear or other head-worn personal electronic apparatus without having to substantially compromise aesthetic design principles. The elect...