ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,650,617, issued on June 9, was assigned to LUXOTTICA S.R.L. (Agordo, Italy).

"Device for detecting the condition of eyeglasses being worn" was invented by Dino Michelon (Ponte Nelle Alpi, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for detecting the condition of eyeglasses being worn, which includes a sensor adapted to be accommodated inside a temple of a pair of eyeglasses and includes at least one first active area and at least one second active area. The first active area is adapted to be directed toward the head of the user, and the second active area is adapted to be directed outward."

The patent was filed on April 27, 2022, under...