US Patent Issued to Kentek on Jan. 13 for "Eyewear with prescription and laser protection" (New Hampshire Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,888, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Kentek Corp. (Boscaven, N.H.).

"Eyewear with prescription and laser protection" was invented by Thomas MacMullin (Boscaven, N.H.) and Bonnie Simmons (Boscaven, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lens blank includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer has an anterior surface and a posterior surface and is formed of a base material and one or more energy absorptive dyes generally uniformly dispersed throughout the base material. The one or more dyes are configured to absorb electromagnetic energy. The second layer is bonded or permanently attached to the posterior surface of the ...