ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,646, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Van Straten Enterprises Inc. (Chassell, Mich.).
"Eyewear with a heater for eyes and face" was invented by George A. Van Straten (Chassell, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical face protection shield is provided having a support body, an optic lens, and an elongate heater. The support body has a user interface. The optic lens is carried by the support body over a user's face configured to protect a user. The elongate heater is carried by the optic lens so as to traverse an expansive surface area of the optic lens. The elongate heater has an elongate resistive heating element and an ou...