ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,596, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Overmolded temple with thermal management window" was invented by Muye Guang (Playa Vista, Calif.), Stoyan Hristov (Gilroy, Calif.), Mathias Hintermann (Culver City, Calif.), Nicholas Streets (View Park, Calif.) and Mark Kraz (Los Gatos, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic eyewear device having temples that are lightweight, aesthetically pleasant, and include thermal management. The temples each have a thermally conductive stiffener with a non-thermally conductive overmolded material forming a window. The window in each temple exposes interior ...