MIAMI—Innovative Eyewear, Inc. (NASDAQ: LUCYW), the developer of smart eyewear under the Lucyd, Nautica, Eddie Bauer and Reebok brands, announced that it has received a notice of allowance for its utility patent application, U.S. Patent Application No. 17/104,849, entitled "Wireless Smartglasses with Quick Connect Front Frames." After paying the required issue fee, the company said it anticipates that a patent will be issued in due course. The patent is directed to smart glasses that pair or connect with other mobile devices and have removable front frames connected with a quick-disconnect hinge, which allows end users to customize their glasses after purchase with a variety of lens types and front plate styles.

 
 A Lucyd smart eyewear prototype with a quick-disconnect hinge. Image courtesy of Innovative Eyewear, Inc.
  
"User-interchangeable parts are a longstanding feature of popular consumer goods, and the value of this in eyewear is even greater than most products," said Harrison Gross, CEO of Innovative Eyewear. "This is due to the variety of lens functionalities sought by many consumers, such as sunglasses, reading glasses and all-day wear prescription lenses; not to mention the preference for some to have a variety of glasses for fashion purposes. Interchangeable hinges are a feature we have developed for future Lucyd eyewear products, to enable easier and more affordable customization, and less electronic waste, and this new patent protection will help us secure this feature for the smart eyewear market."

Innovative Eyewear has yet to announce a product with this feature. The company said it believes that with the success of separate interchangeable front technology seen in other product lines, modular eyewear represents a new category of products that will also benefit from the addition of Lucyd smart features.