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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5784142 | Hair clip in combination with sun glasses structure A hair clip/sun glasses structure includes a goggle frame having two side members. Each side member includes a retainer formed on an inner side thereof. Each side member further includes an engaging member extending rearwardly from a distal end thereof. A... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5781272 | Eyesight protection apparatus with attached earplugs An eyesight and hearing safety apparatus for use by a human being. The apparatus comprises a front guard portion including a front transparent panel for protecting the eyesight of the human being. The apparatus further comprises a first and a second earpl... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5777715 | Low vision rehabilitation system The present invention is a head-mounted vision rehabilitation system for aiding in the rehabilitation of the visually impaired which includes a headset having an anterior portion extending over a patient's eyes and a posterior portion partially encircling... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5767932 | Underwater driver's combination mask and lighting assembly An underwater diver's combination mask and lighting assembly includes a face-plate, a frame, an interface, a lighting assembly and an electrical source. The face-plate is inserted in the frame which has a first side and a second side. The interface is ins... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5764338 | Holder for a mask or the like A clip comprising a flexible plastic channel member with attachment device, such as a double sided adhesive pad on one wall of the channel, fits over the top frame of eyeglasses. Used singly, or in pairs, the clips serve to hold various objects in proximi... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5764333 | Sunshields for eyeglasses A method and kit for making sunshields for eyeglasses. The sunshields are flexible, transparent sheets of smooth plastic film that are retained on lenses of eyeglasses by electrostatic attraction. The sunshields are made of smooth plastic film having oppo... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5739893 | Head-mounted image display apparatus In a head-mounted image display apparatus (1) for viewing images on a liquid crystal display means virtually enlarged by an enlarging lens while worn on the head, main apparatus (10) comprises a front case (2), which is positioned at the frontal region si... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5729321 | Combined sunglasses and sunshield A pair sunglasses for preventing injury from the intense rays of the sun has a generally rectangular tinted transparent panel and a generally rectangular opaque sunshield rotatably mounted to a slender resilient headband which supports the sunglasses on a... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5724119 | Earmuff-eyeglass combination A combination of earmuff and eyeglass assemblies (12, 14) are provided, that facilitate adjustment of the position of the eyeglass (40) on the wearer and the raising and lowering of the eyeglass, in a construction that avoids interference with movement of... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5719714 | Interior rear-view mirror of a motor vehicle having an integrated storage compartment An interior rear-view mirror for a motor vehicle has a mirror part, a storage container arranged behind the mirror part and having an underside provided with a housing opening, and a holder movably connected to the storage container for receiving an artic... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5717479 | Industrial safety assembly including disposable ear protection and earphone An industrial safety assembly to be worn on a worker's head in an industrial setting, the assembly including a frame assembly having a front frame member, which includes a transparent shatterproof eye panel disposed to shield a wearer's eyes, and a pair o... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5715030 | Anti-glare eye shield An anti-glare eye shield particularly suitable for use by computer operators includes a hood portion to shield the user's eyes from overhead lighting as well as peripheral lighting, an adjustable shield, and a nose bridge support. The bottom face of the h... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5712697 | Pliable sun shield accessory for eyeglasses A Pliable Sun Shield Accessory for Eyeglasses includes a pliable elongated tubular member which is formed with a longitudinal slit. This slit allows the elongated tubular member to be splayed apart for positioning over the top portion of a pair of eyeglas... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5712721 | Switchable lens A lens assembly (1) comprises a lens (2;10,11;20) the focal length of which may be changed by application of an electric or magnetic field. A switching means (4,15) provides a drive impulse to change the focal length of the lens (2;10,11;20). An integral ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5703670 | Earplugs adapted to eyeglasses and combination thereof An earplug assembly adapted for joinder to eyeglass temples, preferably by means of an axial connector providing semirigid connection to one end of an elongated telescoping member for rotation in a single plane, an earplug being joined at the other end of... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5699140 | Jewelry eyeglass holder A jewelry eyeglass holder having a loop that is movable about a hinge between hidden and exposed positions. In the hidden position, the loop is behind the rear of the design portion of the jewelry and in the exposed position, it hangs downwardly. Eyeglass... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5694193 | Locking pivoting lens assembly with hinge detent An optical device comprising a spectacle frame having a pair of optical lenses. The optical device further includes a lens assembly pivotally attached to the spectacle frame which is pivotable between an operative position and a non-operative position. Th... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5682219 | Eyeshade spectacles Eyeshade spectacles containing a light shield body, and the supporting materials to wear it, whereby the eyeshade spectacles assist the user in focusing his mind and dilating the pupils of the eye due to the difference in luminous intensity.... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680194 | Periscopic telemicroscope for spectacles A periscopic telemicroscope for spectacles mounts over the periphery of one of the spectacle lenses and extends behind and towards the central axis of the spectacle lens to provide a high level of magnification while maintaining a cosmetically acceptable ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5680195 | Vision enhancing assembly A small, light, wide field (e.g. about a 15 degree field of view), Keplerian bioptic telescope is provided which preferably is mounted in association with conventional eyeglasses. A casing includes first and second open ends, a middle section, and an opti... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5680250 | Viewing assembly including prisms and mirrors rotatable about axes transverse to the line of sight A viewing assembly for viewing a two dimensional object in three dimensions is disclosed which has vision directing means for converging the lines of sight of a user of the viewing assembly to direct the sight of each eye of the user to predetermined segm... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5671037 | Head mounted image display having at least four supporting points A head mounted image display includes a display body having image display sections and optical systems and a supporting section for fixing the display body in front of the eyes of an observer so that the observer can view the image display sections with h... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5671035 | Light intensity reduction apparatus and method A device for selectively reducing the intensity of light in the field of view of an eye or of an optical instrument is described. The device can reduce the light intensity emanating from multiple sources. In one embodiment, an eye gear has a frame, a powe... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5668620 | Variable focal length lenses which have an arbitrarily shaped periphery A variable focal length lens whose peripheral shape can be arbitrarily specified, for use in spectacles, which includes a rigid lens to provide the wearer's distance correction, and a liquid-filled lens bounded by a stretched distensible elastomeric membr... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5668622 | Device for measuring the position of the fixing point of an eye on a target, method for illuminating the eye and application for displaying images which change according to the movements of the eye The invention concerns a device for measuring the position of the fixing point (P') of an eye on a video screen (19) comprising: a mobile support (10) positioned close to the eye and on which first illumination means (12) and a video camera (11) are fixed... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5666182 | Spectacles with weight bearing cheek rest using flexible frame attachment with a groove Spectacles for wearing by a user include first and second lenses and first and second frame sections bearing the first and second lenses respectively. In addition, the spectacles include a bridge connected to the first and second frame sections, and first... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5661537 | Ophthalmic auxiliary instrument and ophthalmic system using the same instrument An auxiliary instrument for observing a fundus of eye, comprises an ophthalmic lens for forming an image of light beam reflected by the fundus of an examined eye, a lens holding member for holding the ophthalmic lens, a frame mounted with the lens holding... | 08/26/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5654786 | Optical lens structure and control system for maintaining a selected constant level of transmitted light at a wearer's eyes A lens structure and electronic control system is provided for use in eyeglasses. The lens structure is formed by a pair of lenses with a transmission layer formed by an electro-optic material is disposed therebetween. The transmission layer is used to co... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5652636 | Locking flip-up telescopic lens assembly An optical spectacle device comprising a spectacle frame having a pair of optical lenses. The spectacle device further includes a telescopic lens assembly pivotally attached to the spectacle frame which is pivotable between an operative position and a non... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5650836 | Hanger with temple support for display of eyeglasses A hanger for a display of eyeglasses including a central portion and a pair of opposite arms extending down toward the temples of the eyeglasses. A respective temple panel at each arm of the hanger and connected therewith by a hinge permitting the panel t... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5642221 | Head mounted display system A head-mounted display system for the viewing of video or other sources of imagery which comprises a mechanism allowing for a wide range of adjustments for presenting the display to the wearer. The head mounted display device is supported by a headband or... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5629746 | Remote image magnifying device Fiber-optic imaging bundles are used to transfer images of an object from an objective lens to a eyepiece mounted on a portion of the front surface of a spectacle lens. In one embodiment, the image from a single objective lens is split at the eyepiece end... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5627611 | Artificial tears A passive mechanism supplies moisture into a chamber formed by an eyeglass frame closely fitted over at least one eyeball and the adjacent cheek or cheeks of an eyeglass wearer. The moisture may be composed of water or any suitable evaporable eye drop flu... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5625426 | Vision correcting device A vision correcting device comprises an eye shield, an air tube fastened at one end thereof with the eye shield, and a pressure apparatus fastened with another end of the air tube. The pressure apparatus comprises a motor, a speed-changing mechanism drive... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5619287 | Eyeglasses with a replaceable sunshade A pair of eyeglasses with a sunshade comprising a sunshade releasably combined with a frame and a plate glass also collapsibly combined with the frame, the sunshade and the plate glass being replaceable to be combined with the frame according to the taste... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5606743 | Radio eyewear Eyewear including a radio receiver, speakers, antenna and power supply which are variously coupled to or integrally formed with a lens supporting framework. In non-integral constructions the receiver, power supply and speaker assemblies detachably clip mo... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5598230 | Anti-glare eye shield An anti-glare eye shield particularly suitable for use by computer operators includes a hood portion to shield the user's eyes from overhead lighting as well as peripheral lighting, a headband, and a nose bridge support. The headband includes a coupling d... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5598231 | Glasses capable of producing a three-D visual effect It is a pair of glasses capable of producing a 3-D visual effect, mainly including a frame, two polarizing lenses set in the frame, and two additional lanminated lenses removably disposed either in front of or behind the two polarizing lenses. The laminat... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5593437 | Device for adjusting a position of a focal point of an intraocular implant A device for adjusting a position of a focal point of an intraocular implant provided partially with a magnetic material and substituted for the crystalline lens and a magnetic flux generating spectacles for applying variable magnetism to the intraocular ... | 01/14/1997 |
