ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,242,138, issued on March 4, was assigned to IngenioSpec LLC (San Jose, Calif.).
"Wireless headset supporting messages and hearing enhancement" 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: "In one embodiment, an eyeglass frame includes a lens holder, a first temple with a first end close to the lens holder and a second end, a second temple, an electrical connector and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board with at least one electrical component can be in the first temple. The conne...