ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,443,056, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to LUMINYX LLC (Nashville, Tenn.).

"Eyewear with circumambient illumination" was invented by Matthew A Wise (Pasadena, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Circumambient illumination eyewear includes one or more lenses, a frame configured to support the lens(es) on a user's face at least partially around the user's eyes, at least one illumination strip mounted to the frame and/or the at least one lens and configured to emit light, and a battery configured to be electrically coupled to the illumination strip(s). The illumination strip(s) extend at least along a top portion of the eyewear and along...