ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,565, issued on June 10, was assigned to Mentor Acquisition One LLC (Plantation, Fla.).

"Stray light suppression for head worn computing" was invented by Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco), John N. Border (Campbell, Calif.) and Edward H. Nortrup (Stoneham, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a computer display stray-light suppression system for a head-worn computer comprising an eye cover including a flexible material with a perimeter, wherein the perimeter is formed to substantially encapsulate an eye of a person, and the eye cover including an attachment system adapted to removably and re...