ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,513,457, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Tokyo).

"Virtual image display device and acoustic device" was invented by Kazuya Kamakura (Matsumoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A virtual image display device includes a display element, a mounting member that fixes the display element, a temple member that is coupled to the mounting member, and a speaker that is mounted on the mounting member. The speaker has an opening portion for sound output at a coupling portion between the mounting member and the temple member."

The patent was filed on Aug. 21, 2023, under Application No. 18/453,303.

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