ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,720,185, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to SNAP INC. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Wearable electronic device with hardware secured camera" was invented by Jonathan M Rodriguez II (Los Angeles) and Gerald Nilles (Culver City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses and systems for electronic wearable devices such as smart glasses are described. The wearable device can comprise a housing, an image capture component, a locking component, and a control component. The housing defines an imaging aperture. The image capture component is coupled to the housing and aligned with the imaging aperture. The image capture component is configure...