ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,872, issued on April 21, was assigned to THELIOS S.P.A. (Longarone, Italy).

"Protective cap for surface treatments on eyeglass frame portions and method for the surface treatment of an eyeglass frame portion" was invented by Nicola Giazzon (Santa Giustina, Italy), Manuel Giazzon (Borgo Valbelluna, Italy), Luca Landini (Montecatini Terme, Italy), Francesco Sandias (Montecatini Terme, Italy), Lucia Gabriela Perez Amaro (Montecatini Terme, Italy) and Tommaso Guazzini (Montecatini Terme, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Protective cap for surface treatments on eyeglass frame portions, including a first protection element provided wi...