ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,583, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Eyewear having a projector with heat sink shields" was invented by Andrea Ashwood (Culver City, Calif.), David G. Fliszar (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Jason Heger (Louisville, Colo.), Ugur Olgun (West Hollywood, Calif.), Michael Christian Ryner (Santa Monica, Calif.), Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Stephen Andrew Steger (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A projector, such as for eyewear, having a first and second shield that individually sink heat from a light source and provide electromagnetic (EM) shielding for the projec...