ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,587, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to LUXOTTICA S.R.L. (Agordo, Italy).
"Hinge for electronic eyeglasses" was invented by Daniele Pellegrini (Belluno, Italy) and Dino Michelon (Ponte Nelle Alpi, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge for electronic eyeglasses includes a first hinge body adapted to be connected to a temple of a pair of eyeglasses, a second hinge body adapted to be connected to a front of the eyeglasses, its particularity residing in that it has a power supply/data cable adapted to be inserted within the temple, in order to pass through the first hinge body and the second hinge body and be redirected toward the...