ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,452,395, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).
"Eyewear with strain gauge estimation" was invented by Jason Heger (Louisville, Colo.) and Russell Patton (Playa Vista, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Eyewear including a sensor integrated into frame of eyewear. In one example, the sensor comprises a strain gauge, such as a metallic foil gauge, that is configured to sense and measure distortion of the frame when worn by a user and under different force profiles, by measuring a strain in the frame when bent. The measured strain by strain gauge is sensed by a processor, and the processor performs dynamic c...