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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6439714 | Dipvergence adjusting device for ocular mounting assembly An adjusting device for use with a pair of telescopic oculars allows independent rotation of each ocular to correct vertical misalignment between the lines of sight of the oculars. The oculars are part of an optical mounting assembly that includes a housi... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6437927 | Bioptic lens cover and protector A bioptic lens protector comprising a tube, a lens, and a backstop. The lens is contained between the backstop inserted into the tube and a ledge of the tube. The tube attaches to a bioptic lens. A tinted lens can be used to protect the eyes of a light se... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431705 | Eyewear heart rate monitor A heart rate monitor adapted to be worn on eyewear such as a pair of eyeglasses, a mask or goggles. The heart rate monitor includes a sensor in contact with the bridge of the user's nose. The sensor is responsive to pressure variations or pulses produced ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428167 | Eyewear with ponytail holder Eyewear including an eyewear frame with a first strap coupled thereto, and a ponytail holder member coupled to the first strap. The eyewear frame has first and second opposing frame ends. The first strap has opposing first and second strap ends, the first... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6427254 | Eye protection device Disclosed is an eye protection device for the enclosure of eyeglasses therein, such device having a resilient cushion member which extends rearwardly therefrom to form an upper portion and a lower portion and first and second sides, such device having len... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6416199 | Modified underwater diving mask A modified underwater diving mask assembly comprising a diving mask having a front piece with a pair of eye apertures, a lens and a strap. The front piece has a single recess formed on its exterior surface between the eye apertures and with a spotlight th... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6416177 | Transparent film assembly for a protective goggle with a renewable viewing surface The invention is directed towards an apparatus for mounting and retaining a protective film that shields the surface of protective lens from vision-impairing accumulations of dust, mud, or other opaque materials. More particularly, the present invention i... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6409338 | Air-generating audible spectacles device A headphone and fan device is provided having a sunglasses unit for receiving electronic audio signals from a modified portable audio device and transmitting the signals to detachable earphones mounted on the sunglasses unit. The sunglasses unit is furthe... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6406419 | Eyeglass combination with permanent magnets This invention relates to the use of permanent magnets to improve the condition of the eyes, such as to provide relaxation, overcome tiredness, and create good feeling in the eyes. It is a combination of bi-polar magnets and eyeglasses in which circular m... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6394601 | Spectacle-mounted micro display ocular A spectacle-mounted micro display ocular uses a single concave spherical mirror to provide an image at infinity of a micro display object mounted on the brow of a spectacle frame. In the preferred embodiment the relay mirror is located outside the normal ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6386702 | Fully adjustable glare reduction glasses The present invention 10 discloses protective eyewear adaptable to fully adjustable glare reducing eyeglasses for use by three to six month post-operative lasik surgery patients 12. The present invention 10 utilizes two selectively rotatable visual aspect... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6386701 | Eyewear for relief of computer vision syndrome Eyewear directed to relieving eye-related problems caused by glare and reflections from light sources interfering with images on a computer screen generally characterized as CVS. The eyewear including a housing surrounding a person's face having a forehea... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6375324 | Temple tips having biomagnets for eyeglasses Eyewear comprising a lens for transmitting light to a wearer's eye, a frame for the lens, the frame including temples for supporting the frame on the wearer's ears, the temples comprising a plurality of substantially equally spaced biomagnets or a single ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6361165 | Flyglasses Flyglasses having two lenses, at least one of which is faceted and both of which are held in a mount that is preferably flat. The mount can be in the form of a so-called lorgnette having a handle made in the form of a small board which is especially suite... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6356400 | Eyewear magnifying loupe An eyewear loupe which is adaptable to various types of eyewear frame and provides a sub-area of magnification. The loupe is easily removed from an eyewear frame and reattached. The loupe can be worn on either side of an eyewear frame.... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6349001 | Eyeglass interface system An eyeglass interface system is provided which integrates interface systems within eyewear. The system includes a display assembly and one or more audio and/or video assemblies mounted to an eyeglass frame. The display assembly is mounted to one temple an... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6340227 | Earplug system An earplug system for conveniently storing and dispensing earplugs to an individual. The earplug system includes a connector formed for removably connecting to the distal ends of the arms of glasses, a recoil device attached to the connector, a length of ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6338557 | Spectacles with magnifying lenses Spectacles, comprising an eyeglass frame, in which at least one transparent element acting as a glass can be inserted, and at least one holding means in which a magnifying lens can be disposed in each case, wherein the at least one holding means comprises... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6333814 | Stable ocular mounting assembly An improved ocular mounting assembly having a pair of ocular support arms which can be extended by sliding out of a box-section assembly housing for supporting a pair of ocular devices attached to the ends of the support arms. The improvement is a pair of... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6330758 | Electronic article surveillance tag for eyeglasses and a method for attaching the electronic article surveillance tag to a pair of eyeglasses An apparatus for securing a tag to a pair of eyeglasses is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tag having a body and at least one prong extending longitudinally across the body so as to define an aperture between the body and the at least one prong and a ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6325508 | Visual equipment for checking close vision working distance There is provided a spectacle frame 1, having a least one corrective lens the characteristics of which do not vary over time and having telemetry means 5 which set off an alarm 9, 10 when the distance measured by the telemetry means is less than a predete... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6318857 | Variable power spectacles Variable power spectacles having a pair of visual optical systems. Each of the visual optical systems includes a variable power lens and a variable angle prism. The spectacles is further provided with a first adjusting mechanism for adjusting focal power ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6312125 | Relaxation sunglasses having absorbent element for retaining aromatic fluids A wearable, rigid eyeglass device is provided having a conformable perimeter in combination with an absorbent element for retaining aromatic fluids.... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6305799 | Pen for receiving eyeglasses A pen for receiving a pair of eyeglasses includes a casing and a writing tip. The casing includes an elongated first casing half and a second casing half. The first casing half defines an interior chamber adapted to receive a pair of eyeglasses therein, a... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6299304 | Visual aid for directing light onto an optically responsive portion of an eye A visual aid for directing incident light rays received from an object source onto remaining optically responsive portions of an eye comprises a first light reflecting optical element resistively pivotally attached to a frame, such that the pivot axis is ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6286954 | Eyeglass temple having removable screwdriver An eyeglass temple has a cavity containing a removable screwdriver whose handle is shaped to function as an earpiece portion of the temple when the screw driver shaft is housed within the temple. The screw driver can be removed when desired to tighten, fo... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6283594 | Grip device for eyeglasses A grip device to prevent eyeglasses having a bridge piece from slipping downwardly on the nose over time. The device comprises two mutually removable attachment components, one fixed to the rear surface of the bridge piece of the eyeglasses, and the other... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6280031 | Prismatic optical viewing glasses Optical viewing glasses incorporate a visor positioned at the brow line or a wearer above the normal viewing field from which a pair of prisms depend without additional supporting structure thereby allowing the wearer to have a redirected field of vision ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6264324 | Spectacle frame A spectacle frame having an esthetic or amusing character because of a mobile decorative part includes at least one mobile element having a decorative part and a transparent optical part covering an opening and the mobile element is rotatably mounted in f... | 07/24/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6250755 | Attachment of bridge and temples to eyeglass lenses Attachment of a bridge and temple hinge to the lens of rimless eye glasses. The attachment is accomplished by providing a tapered aperture is each lens adjacent to the outer surface of the lens and conforming the distal ends of the bridge and temple hinge... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6244706 | Assembly for attaching sunglasses to a cap An assembly for removably and adjustably attaching sunglasses to a cap. The assembly includes a flat base which attaches to a cap, a pair of sunglass lenses, and a hinging device connecting the lenses to the base. The assembly allows the lenses to be flip... | 06/12/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6226120 | Three-dimensional microstructures, and methods for making three-dimensional microstructures Methods are disclosed for making microstructures. In one method, the resist layer is reversibly deformed during exposure. When the resist is flattened and developed after exposure, non-vertical features result that are not obtainable through other existin... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6201640 | Magnification viewer A housing for a magnification loupe is provided having a body portion for an eyepiece lens and a nose portion for an objective lens. The body portion for the eyepiece lens includes outer circumferential threads over which the objective nose portion fits. ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6196680 | Chemiluminescent eyeglass frame A chemiluminescent novelty eyeglass frame has curved portions which will extend proximate the eyes of the user. The curved portions are formed with channels which are adapted to receive compartmented ampules containing a chemiluminescent solution separate... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6176576 | Eyewear supported by a wearer's concha of an ear Eyewear with earpieces supported from a wearer's ear with optional audio apparatus for use by the wearer, having a front frame browpiece portion including a front transparent panel that may be tinted and/or may be designed to correct vision impairments, b... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6172808 | Hands-free binoculars assembly A binocular assembly which is held in optical alignment with a human being's eyes and without the use of a human being's hands. The binocular assembly includes a support member, a pair of optical systems positioned and mounted on the support member for ma... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6168278 | Protective goggles for laser and laser treatment apparatus with the goggles Protective goggles for protecting the eyes of an operator and others from a treatment laser beam emitted from a laser treatment apparatus is disclosed. The goggles include a protective filter which selectively blocks the treatment laser beam, an operating... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6168273 | Apparatus for magnetic securing a spectacle frame to a support A spectacle frame which has two sides each of which includes a stud connected thereto by a hinge. The spectacle frame has a magnetic element which allows the spectacle frame to be fixed on a support. This magnetic element has at least one magnet connected... | 01/02/2001 |
