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Granted Patent B2
US 12,277,469 · App. 17/575,204 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Transparent housing with an embedded keepsake

Inventor: Gareth Llewelyn (Hign Wycombe, GB)
G06K7/10297G02C11/02G09F3/207
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,277,469
App. No.
17/575,204
Filed
Jan 13, 2022
Granted
Apr 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3636
USPC
40/1.5
Abstract

A wearable device with an embedded keepsake, said apparatus comprising at least a transparent enclosure forming a keepsake housing; said housing filled with a pulverized expression of the keepsake for display via the transparent housing; and the filled keepsake housing embedded within any portion of the wearable device.

Claims (27)

1. An eyewear apparatus with an embedded keepsake in a lens of the eyewear for display, said apparatus comprising:

a first element with at least a portion that is clear;

a second element with at least a portion that is clear;

said first element joined with said second element to form a housing with a cavity;

a keepsake being any portion of any physical item commemorating at least one of an event, individual, or venue, filled within said cavity of the housing; and

the keepsake housing embedded within a lens of the eyewear, wherein the housing is at least one of marked, tagged, embedded, coated, or printed with an element configured to be at least one of transmitted, scanned, or relayed for initiating a digital event comprising a video or photographic proof of authenticity, including filling of the keepsake into the cavity of the housing and embedding the housing into the lens of the eyewear.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the keepsake is any physical item with historical or emotional value.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the keepsake is at least a portion of the physical item configured to fit into the housing for embedding into the lens of the eyewear.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the first element or second element is disposed with a scanning element.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the scanning element enables a user to scan the element to verify authenticity including for at least one of a status, origination, or chain of custody of the keepsake over a network.

6. An embedded keepsake apparatus for eyewear lens display, said apparatus comprising:

a housing formed of a clear enclosure; and

said housing filled with a keepsake for eyewear lens display via the clear enclosure, wherein the keepsake is any portion of any physical item with commemorative value, commemorating at least one of an event, individual, or venue; and

the keepsake housing embedded within a lens of the eyewear, wherein the housing or eyewear is configured to be scanned for digital authentication of at least one of the keepsake, event, individual, or venue, wherein the digital authentication comprises at least a video or photographic proof of filling of the keepsake into the cavity of the housing and embedding the housing into the lens of the eyewear.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the keepsake is any physical element with historical or emotional value.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the keepsake is at least a portion of the physical item configured to fit into the housing for embedding into the lens of the eyewear.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein a portion of the enclosure is disposed with a scanning element.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the scanning element enables a user to scan the element to verify an authentication including for at least one of a status, origination, or chain of custody of the keepsake over a network.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the authentication including for at least one of a status, origination, or chain of custody of the keepsake is derived from an immutable ledger.

12. The apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising a means for enabling removal of the keepsake housing from any one of the wearable device for repair or wearable device transfer.

13. A method for displaying a keepsake in a transparent housing embedded in a lens of an eyewear, said method comprising the steps of:

forming a transparent housing; and

filling said transparent housing with a keepsake, wherein the keepsake is any portion of any physical item with commemorative value, commemorating at least one of an event, individual, or venue;

embedding the keepsake housing within a lens of the eyewear, wherein the housing or eyewear is configured to be scanned for digital authentication of at least one of the keepsake, event, individual, or venue; and

recording the forming, filling, and embedding and encoding said recording into a scanning element configured for scanning by a reader for viewing of the recording as proof of authenticity.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising authenticating including for at least one of a status, origination, or chain of custody of the keepsake by scanning an element disposed on any portion of the housing.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising authenticating including for at least one of a status, origination, or chain of custody of the keepsake by scanning an element disposed on any portion of the device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2022
From: LLEWELYN, GARETH
To: RENAULT INTERNATIONAL INC.
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Continuity (9)
Continuation In Part 17135551 · Dec 28, 2020
Continuation In Part 16951855 · Nov 18, 2020
Continuation In Part 16935530 · Jul 22, 2020
Continuation In Part 16867413 · May 5, 2020
Continuation In Part 15917548 · Mar 9, 2018
Continuation In Part 15645891 · Jul 10, 2017
Continuation In Part 15645891 · Jul 10, 2017
Provisional Application 62603163 · May 17, 2017
Related Publication 20220180074A1 · Jun 9, 2022
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