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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7761928 | Cap assembly structure with various accessories A cap assembly structure has a sliding groove for attaching to the visor of a cap and a sliding anchor block attached to an accessory. The sliding groove, which has an inserting slot opening for receiving an I-shaped engaging slipper of the sliding anchor block, ext... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7707648 | Helmet with visor A helmet 1 with a visor formed by integrally joining the preliminarily injection-molded visor 5 to a cap body 3, wherein an opening end edge 9 formed on the cap body is joined to the outer side of a joining wall 17 formed on the vi... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7441737 | Sunglasses holder Sunglass holder with built-in clip for attachment and detachment can be used on industrial sites besides sports type of hat (cap) by being conjoined with the sunglass and goggle of military helmet. When fishing at the desert where wind of sand is rampant, river or o... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7373615 | Method for optimization of logic circuits for routability Routability (or wiring congestion) in a VLSI chip is becoming increasingly important as chip complexity increases. Congestion has a significant impact on performance, yield, and chip area. The present invention targets the optimization of congestion early in technol... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370960 | Method and apparatus for viewing a golf putting green This invention provides binocular eyeglasses that have linear polarizing lenses to be employed by a golfer to examine the surface of a putting green as an aid in deciding the speed and direction of a puffing stroke. The planes of maximum transmission for the lenses ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7344241 | Glasses having frame for combined use with a cap Glasses having a frame for a combined use with a cap which can be attached to the visor of the cap, or when the cap is not worn, can be worn as an ordinary pair of glasses. The glasses having a frame for a combined use with a cap include the main body of glasses hav... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340781 | Headwear Headwear comprising a headband portion, a brim portion, a lens receiving portion, and a vision enhancing element operatively coupled with the lens receiving portion. The lens receiving portion and brim portion may be formed as a single-piece unitary member, such as ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331065 | Device to aid in shifting a pair of goggles A device to aid in shifting a pair of goggles is disclosed. The device comprises two belt-connecting units attached to two lateral edges of a goggles frame, respectively. Each of the belt-connecting units is composed of abutted rigid member and flexible member, whic... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325920 | Glasses for mounting to both rearward and forward facing caps Glasses adapted to be mounted on caps having an interior band such that terminal temple connecting portions are mounted on such band at two circumferentially-spaced positions, and the glasses so mounted are further adapted to upwardly pivot such that the glasses are... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7296652 | Stethoscope cover incorporated into an isolation garment A stethoscope cover incorporated into an isolation garment which cover operably retains the stethoscope listening device and at least a portion of the stethoscope sound tube so that a doctor or nurse can put on an isolation garment and use their preferred stethoscop... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7275270 | Utility holder for headwear A utility holder assembly for securely holding articles such as eyewear and the like, small tools and accessories such as screwdrivers, flash lights, pliers, and the like, and writing utensils such as pencils, pens and the like to the sides of various types and styl... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7266787 | Method for optimising transistor performance in integrated circuits A method (300) for optimising transistor performance in semiconductor integrated circuits built from standard cells (12), or custom transistor level layout, is disclosed. An active area of NMOS diffusion is extended with a joining area (102) bet... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260850 | Banded goggles for a winter sports helmet Eyewear, such as goggles, includes a frame, a lens supported by the frame, and an outrigger that is pivotally mounted to sides of the frame. An elastic band is mounted to the outrigger. The elastic band is made from two band arms that are connected on one end to for... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258436 | Personal vision field blocker A blocking apparatus for positioning in front of a person's face, the apparatus in certain aspects having a front member disposable in front of a person's face, the front member having two spaced-apart ends, two tab members, each tab member projecting from one of th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255959 | Battery contact and holder A battery contact to engage with and to conduct electricity from a terminal of a battery where the battery contact is made from an elongate wire formed to define a) a torsional region of a substantially straight section of the wire... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240373 | Simplified and stable hat construction with rotatable brim The hat crown has a lower periphery, an outside and inside, a horizontal brim and a headband placed radially inward from the crown's interior. A sliding assembly has one member fixed to the crown's inside and a second slidably attached to the first as a extension to... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240374 | Cap structure A cap structure including a cap body, a glass and a connecting unit for connecting the cap body with the glass. The cap body has a peak section outward extending from a part of the periphery of the cap body. At least one magnetic member is movably inlaid in the peak... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240370 | Cap attachable, adjustable sunglasses Glasses are provided having one temple which is clipped to a cap, preferably to the brim or visor of a cap. The temple is associated with at least one joint which permits the lens portions to be pivoted from a use position before a user's eyes to a storage position ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7225475 | Hat having elasticity and method of manufacturing the same Enhanced wearing comfort and a free-size feature of a hat may be achieved, without deteriorating exterior aesthetical features, when the hat includes a crown portion for being worn on a head of a wearer and an elastic brim formed by a plurality of fabric panels and ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216972 | Glasses for mounting to both rearward and forward facing caps Glasses adapted to be mounted on caps having an interior band such that terminal temple connecting portions are mounted on such band at two circumferentially-spaced positions, and the glasses so mounted are further adapted to upwardly pivot such that the glasses are... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207673 | Cap-mounted sun glasses A pair of cap-mounted sun glasses is provided, which contains a glasses member, two clipping members, and two joint members. The glasses member has seat elements on the top rim for receiving the spherical elements at an end of the joint members. The joint members th... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185371 | Hat Disclosed is a hat with a shade panel that is constructed so as to achieve optimal optical efficiency. The shade panel is adapted to be attached to the crown of the hat via a flexible connecting member. The shade panel is moveable between a retracted position, in wh... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175271 | Tan-thru glasses Sunglasses with securement bows which are somewhat transmissive to ultraviolet light are taught which allow outdoor exposure without the sharp untanned lines normally seen on the side of the wearer's head. Eyeglasses with securement bows which are somewhat transmiss... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172284 | Clip sunglasses for cap/sunvisor Clip sunglass lenses where a flip-up retention angle of a glass lens (4) is adjustable in a stepped manner and is reliably positioned at optimum positions. Clip sunglass lenses have a clip (1), an insertion member (2), a level-adjusting member (... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168095 | Face protector and method of use A method of using a face protector includes providing a face protector including a lens and a face plate configured to protect the forehead, eyes, cheeks, jaw, chin, mouth, ears, and nose of a user without protecting substantially the remainder of the user's head; a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165272 | Novelty head gear and method of making same Decorative novelty head wear is provided including a head engaging member adapted to be worn on a user's head and at least one decorative member mounted to the head engaging member and including a generally flat substrate having a decorative surface. The decorative ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152250 | Flip brim hat An adjustable hat comprising: a material crown; a first axis situated on a first side of said crown; a second axis situated on a second side of said crown; a brim containing a frame having a first end and a second end; said first end engaging said first axis and sai... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137150 | Dickey with head cover A dickey with head cover is disclosed. The dickey with head cover includes a hat capable of covering at least a portion of the wearer's head, and a dickey. The hat releasably attaches to the dickey. The dickey includes a shoulder yoke portion attached to the dickey ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137152 | Bird-cap assembly The combination comprising a figure element mounted on the bill of a cap. The figure element includes a removable compartment and the mounting means comprises an elongated threaded screw member having an enlarged head at one end engageable through a hole in the bill... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137146 | Versatile visor cap A visored headwear is disclosed which has a first visor portion which is operatively associated with the headwear and wherein a second visor overlies the first visor and is positionable in a rearward position relative to the first visor to provide a neck shading. | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137151 | Writing implement holder An improved writing implement holder adapted to be removably attached to headwear having a headband. The writing implement holder has an attaching member connected to a holding member to form a channel for holding a writing implement. The attaching member has a hook... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134147 | Protective ear shades for caps Protective ear shades for headwear such as caps, which shades include a pair of cupped or oblate shades extending from stitched or sewn attachment to the sides of the cap over the ears to protect the ears from ultraviolet radiation. In a preferred embodiment the pro... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131148 | Combined bandana and goggles A combined bandana and goggles for protecting a portion of a head of a user from exposure to the elements. The combined bandana and goggles includes a goggles assembly being designed for engaging the head of the user for being positioned over the eyes of the user to... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125116 | Eyeglasses attachable to cap A pair of eyeglasses includes a lens, two engaging blocks each having an end engaged with a side of the lens, and two clamping members. A ring is mounted to the other end of each engaging block. An end of each clamping member is mounted to a cap visor. The other end... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120939 | Support for a face shield A face shield support includes an adjustable frame which fits over the head of a user during use and provides support for the face shield frame. In one embodiment, the frame includes a first, or frontal strap that extends from approximately above the ears of the use... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118564 | Medical treatment system with energy delivery device for limiting reuse The present invention provides an energy delivery device for use with a medical treatment system for the more efficacious treatment of patients during laser surgery which limits the number of uses or prevents reuse of the energy delivery device after a certain thres... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114806 | Eyeglass assembly with removable auxiliary eyeglasses attachment An eyeglasses assembly comprising at least one magnetic hinge that holds a removable, auxiliary eyeglasses attachment onto eyeglasses. The magnetic hinge allows the user to pivot the auxiliary eyeglass attachment into an “up” position when not in use. The magnet... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7103920 | Sunshade for a cap A sunshade for use with a cap is made from a thin, tinted, resilient plastic sheet which is attached to the underside of a cap's visor by means of a duck-bill or semi-moon shaped support. The sunshade has an elongated minor segment and an elongated major segment wit... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093302 | Helmet assembly with accessory attachment features A helmet assembly includes dedicated features that are configured to matingly engage with a mating structure attached to a distinct accessory unit. The corresponding mating configurations enable the operable securement of one or more of such distinct accessory units... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7058991 | Vented eyewear An eye protection device is disclosed herein. The eye protection device includes an open face frame, a lens frame with a lens coupled thereto, and means for coupling the lens frame to the open face frame, wherein the lens frame, if pivotally coupled, may be selectiv... | 06/13/2006 |
