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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370374 | Ventilated safety goggles The invention is for safety goggles to protect eyes of a user of the safety goggles. The safety goggles include a lens and a frame with a bridge. A goggle chamber is formed between the lens and the face of the user. The safety goggles have a lower ventilation assemb... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7267434 | Eyeglasses and method of manufacture thereof The present invention is directed toward eyeglasses and a method of manufacture thereof. In one embodiment, an eyeglass assembly includes an eyeglass frame having lens receptacles and a rib coupled to the eyeglass frame. The rib includes a brow portion, the brow por... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7246385 | Helmet chin-strap harness structure Helmet chin-strap harness structure including a pair of bilaterally symmetric, bilaterally equi-flex, non-rigid, fabric-strap-like, substantially mirror-image, flexible lateral elements which define opposite sides for the harness structure, and a bilaterally symmetr... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7207071 | Ventilated helmet system A ventilation system for a helmet that allows for ventilation of the interior of a helmet. A ventilation system for the cheek bar portion of a helmet, including a motorcycle helmet. The ventilation system may include ribbed passageways that facilitate airflow along ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7200875 | Goggle for protecting eyes with movable lenses and methods for making and using the goggle A goggle comprising a lens, a frame, a lens-retention mechanism and an adjustment mechanism wherein the lenses can be selectively moved relative to the frame to at least two different positions defining substantially different levels of air flow between the lenses a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188946 | Eyewear Novel eyewear are disclosed which comprise a lens and a sealing frame. The lens is adapted to cover at least one of a user's eyes. The frame has an adhesive side and is disposed adjacent the perimeter of the lens. A first portion of the adhesive side is disposed at ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181779 | Sport goggle with side vent for improved ventilation An improved sport goggle for skiing, motorcycling, paintball, racing, and other sports featuring clip-mounted side apertures communicating with the eye cavity of the goggle through adjacent venting apertures. Venting of the eye cavity of the sport goggle is aided by... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7157724 | Detection lamp A light source for testing sites using a fluorescent dye is described. The light source can include a low voltage lamp or a low heat generating lamp. An emission from the fluorescent dye can be detected through a filter lens, which can include a primary filter and a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137153 | Sport goggle with improved ventilation An improved sport goggle for skiing, motorcycling, paintball, racing, and other sports featuring apertures communicating with a pressurized air flow provided by focusing channels in a ledge projecting from the goggle body thereby increasing air flow into the eye cav... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7083276 | Sunglasses with removable sealing member Eyewear is disclosed for use in sports and the like which allows the wearer to attach a removable sealing member to prevent the ingress of particulate matter when active sports are engaged in which require both ventilation and sealing to keep dust, dirt and the like... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073208 | Ventilated safety goggles The invention is for safety goggles to protect eyes of a user of the safety goggles. The safety goggles include a lens and a frame with a bridge. A goggle chamber is formed between the lens and the face of the user. The safety goggles have a lower ventilation assemb... | 07/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7036927 | Face foam free protective eyewear with inner liner and vent The present invention provides protective eyewear for indoor and outdoor activities. In particular the present invention provides eyewear with an inner liner that protects the wearer's eyes from wind, dust, moisture, glare, allergens, and damaging ultraviolet radiat... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6918673 | Protective optical filter assembly A protective optical filter assembly for thin film filters having two transparent substrates facing one another and separated by a resilient element, a sealed region is formed between the transparent substrates by applying a compressive force that compresses the res... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6896366 | Goggles A goggle, for use, for example, in paintball, comprises a lens 12, a body structure 14 for the lens and a strap 16. The body structure defines an ocular chamber 34 that covers the wearer's eyes, and an exhalation chamber 36 that co... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6783235 | Fog-free protective glasses A pair of fog-free protective glasses has a frame and a lens. The frame has an embedded portion and a pair of temples pivotally connecting to two ends of the embedded portion. The embedded portion has upper and lower embedded plates to define an embedded groove ther... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6732382 | Goggle for protecting eyes with a movable vent cover and methods for using A goggle comprising a lens, a frame and a vent cover including an attachment component and a retention component, wherein the vent cover can be selectively moved relative to the frame to at least two different positions defining substantially different levels of air... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6641263 | Sunglasses with removable sealing member Eyewear is disclosed for use in sports and the like which allows the wearer to attach a removable sealing member to prevent the ingress of particulate matter when active sports are engaged in which require both ventilation and sealing to keep dust, dirt a... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6637038 | Sport goggle with improved ventilation An improved sport goggle featuring apertures communicating with a pressurized air flow provided by focusing channels in a ledge projecting from the goggle body thereby increasing air flow into the eye cavity of the goggle. Venting of the eye cavity of the... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6550914 | Eyewear with filtered ventilation Eyewear is disclosed for use in sports and the like which captures airflow impinging on the front of the eyewear, filters it through baffling or a particulate filter to prevent the ingress of particulate matter, and then directs it through the dead space ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6276795 | Protective eyewear with adjustable strap Safety eyewear is presented which is provided with particulate and liquid sealing around a frame containing lens/lenses and having temples that provide adjustment of the eyewear to a pantoscopic angle. The eyewear is provided with an adjustable strap asse... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6257719 | Protective eyewear Protective eyewear comprising a standard pair of conventional prescription glasses, protective eyewear, or sunglasses to which a brow bar is attached. The brow bar contains means allowing the attachment of an absorbent insert to be attached, with the inse... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6227664 | Athletic eyewear Protective eyewear comprising a standard pair of conventional prescription glasses, protective eyewear, or sunglasses to which a brow bar is attached. The brow bar contains means allowing the attachment of an absorbent insert to be attached, with the inse... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6149268 | Protective eyewear with at least one ventilation channel Safety eyewear is presented which is provided with particulate sealing around a frame containing lens/lenses and having temples that provide adjustment of the eyewear to a pantoscopic angle. The eyewear is provided with an adjustable strap assembly for be... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5771499 | Safety goggles having foamed-in-place face gasket A face gasket made of a smooth, non-tacky, low durometer, chemically resistant closed cell resin foam is attached onto a goggles frame by injecting the resin into a mold cavity containing a contoured rim portion of the goggles frame. The contoured rim por... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5657106 | Safety goggle assembly including corrective lenses A safety goggle assembly in combination with a pair of glasses including corrective lenses. The safety goggles have at least one lens formed of a safety type material. The corrective glasses have at least one lens in a frame in which the frame is form wit... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5617588 | Snap together protective goggle construction with toric lens A protective goggle construction consists of a goggle body and a toric lens which is snap received over the front of the goggle body. The goggle body includes a rigid frame portion, and a resilient face engaging portion. The frame portion includes rigid t... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5610668 | Fog-resistant sunglasses incorporating ventilation channels Protective eyeglasses (e.g., sunglasses) for use in high-speed outdoor sports activities, the lenses thereof being resistant to condensation, is achieved by air circulation created by venturi effects. The glasses comprise a frame front having middle porti... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5138714 | Windsheet optical device The windsheet optical device for protective eye and facial wear on the head of a human user comprises a transparent flexible sheet including left, middle, and right integral sections of sufficient length to cover the front and at least part of the sides o... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5027443 | Composite flexible goggle with rigid lens support Eye protective goggles for protecting a wearer'2 eyes from particulate matter in the air includes a goggles body and a lens support fixedly secured to the body. The lens support includes a circumferential lens fitting groove of predetermined shape and is ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4977627 | Protective goggle A flexible mask goggle is presented comprising a flexible housing which receives an optically transparent lens. The housing includes a novel ventilation structure along the upper and lower surfaces thereof. On the upper surface, this ventilation structure... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4945577 | Ventilated splash goggle A protective splash goggle which includes a new two piece labyrinthian vent which allows the circulation of air while preventing the passage of splashed liquids and further including a curved lens which includes a lens mounting providing functional gaps w... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4785481 | Eye protection device The device is in the form of a pair of specially designed glasses, goggles or an eye mask sealingly engaging the wearer's head. In each case, a frame includes a front support bearing one or more transparent, preferably prescription-ground lenses or eye sh... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4649577 | Protective goggles The invention is directed to protective goggles having a lens through which the wearer sees and a frame, receiving the lens, of elastically deformable material and having securing devices for a fastening strap disposed on the outsides of the frame. To att... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4556995 | Goggles for sports A frame for surrounding and holding the lens of goggles for sports comprises an upper frame member, opposite side frame members and a lower frame member which are formed integrally. A protector is provided along the front portion at least of the upper fra... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4546496 | Hat mounted ventilation apparatus The present invention comprises a portable ventilation system which can be incorporated into caps, hats or other conventional headgear. An aperture is formed in the brim or front section of a hat or cap which is adapted to receive the body of the ventilat... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4498202 | Helmet equipped with ventilator A helmet having a shell and a face shield for closing an opening of the shell and equipped with a ventilator for ventilating the space between the face shield and the face of the wearer of the helmet. The air flowing into or out of the space for ventilati... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4290673 | Ski goggles Ski goggles comprising a goggle frame, a rubber band and a plastics goggle lens composed of a pair of inner and outer lens plates and having a heat insulating interior space between the lens plates. The inner lens plate is formed with an air port at its o... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4149276 | Ventilated safety goggles A cartridge type safety goggle for welding is disclosed having an improved ventilation system. A cover plate, gasket, filter plate and retaining spring are held in a cartridge, which is adapted to be inserted into a goggle body. A plurality of ventilating... | 04/17/1979 |