US Patent Issued to Oakley on March 4 for "Headworn supports with passive venting and removable lens" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,579, issued on March 4, was assigned to Oakley Inc. (Foothill Ranch, Calif.).

"Headworn supports with passive venting and removable lens" was invented by Ryan Anthony Calilung (Irvine, Calif.), Nathan Eino Heronen (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Steven G. Oldham (Corona, Calif.), Andrew Overton Wallace (Ladera Ranch, Calif.) and Eric Yoshinari (Laguna Niguel, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are examples of bead worn supports, such as eyewear, configured to provide passive venting by providing pathways between a lens and a frame and/or by providing a smooth anterior profile to allow a laminar flow of air on an anterior ...