ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,216,338, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).
"Eyewear tether" was invented by Yoav Ben-Haim (Culver City, Calif.), Varun Sehrawat (Playa Vista, Calif.), Teodor Dabov (Los Angeles) and John Bernard Ardisana (Torrance, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Eyewear devices including a tether and methods for identifying proper installation of the tether are disclosed. An eyewear device includes transmission lines extending through the temples to electrical and electronic components positioned adjacent to edges of a frame. A tether is attached to the temples to enable power and communication flow between the ele...