ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,675,000, issued on July 7, was assigned to ETNIA EYEWEAR CULTURE S.L. (Barcelona, Spain).

"Rim lock for eyeglasses, eyeglasses and method of assembly" was invented by David Pellicer Ramo (Barcelona, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rim lock for an eyeglass frame, including: a screw which includes a screw head and a threaded part, the screw head includes a screw drive; and, a casing including a first portion which includes a first side, a second side, a first hole that extends between two opposite surfaces of the first side, a second hole that extends between two opposite surfaces of the second side, the first and second sides being ...