ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,894, issued on July 1, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Ring-mounted flexible circuit remote control" was invented by Jonathan M. Rodriguez II (La Habra, Calif.) and Evan Spiegel (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for using a flexible electronic device to selectively interact with an eyewear device. A portable eyewear device includes a processor, a memory, and a display projected onto at least one lens assembly. A flexible electronic device includes an integrated circuit, a plurality of input sensors, and a power system, all mounted on a flexible substrate t...