ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,608, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to O&M Halyard Inc. (Glen Allen, Va.).
"Eyewear dispensing assembly" was invented by Marshall R. Dean (Cumming, Ga.), Eric C. Steindorf (Roswell, Ga.), Khoa T. Lien (Alpharetta, Ga.) and Frank J. Walker III (Duluth, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispensing assembly includes a dispenser having a front panel, a rear panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel that define an internal chamber configured to receive a plurality of articles. The dispenser includes a dispensing opening. At least a portion of the dispensing opening is formed in the front panel, an...