Inventor's Goggles — ruling 1

If the Artificer that entered the battlefield leaves the battlefield before Inventor's Goggles becomes attached, Inventor's Goggles stays as it was. If it's already attached to another creature, it remains attached to that creature.

Inventor's Goggles : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Inventor's Goggles is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

Equipped creature gets +1/+2. Whenever an Artificer you control enters, you may attach this Equipment to it. Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

How it works : Inventor's Goggles

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1September 20, 2016· Wizards of the Coast
If the Artificer that entered the battlefield leaves the battlefield before Inventor's Goggles becomes attached, Inventor's Goggles stays as it was. If it's already attached to another creature, it remains attached to that creature.
No other card is named in this ruling.