ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,248,198, issued on March 11, was assigned to IngenioSpec LLC (San Jose, Calif.).
"Eyewear having flexible printed circuit substrate supporting electrical components" 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 with electrical components are disclosed. The electrical components can provide electrical technology to eyewear without having to substantially compromise aesthetic design principles of the eyewear. The electrical components can be partially or compl...