ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,363,470, issued on July 15, was assigned to Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc. (White Plains, N.Y.).

"Eyewear accommodating headset" was invented by Richard Kulavik (San Jose, Calif.) and Andy Logan (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A headset may comprise at least one ear cup and an ear cup shaper configurable into at least two configurations. When the ear cup shaper is configured in a first of the configurations, the ear cup is shaped to contact the temple of a wearer of the headset. When the adjustable ear cup shaper is configured in a second of the configurations, the ear cup is shaped to accommodate the temple piece of a pair o...