ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,475, issued on March 3, was assigned to Phoenix-Micron Inc. (Bend, Ore.).

"Apparatus and system for cleaning lens of eye-imaging device and related methods thereof" was invented by Jonathan Roy Thorn (Bend, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides an apparatus that can be attached to a tip portion of an eye-imaging device including the lens. The apparatus includes an annular base having an orifice having a first end and a second end. A contact member may be disposed adjacent the second end of the annular base. The contact member may include a contact surface having a geometry that is configured to fit on a ...