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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7052130 | Protective eyewear An eye protector includes a UV protective film and has adhesive located at the ends of the major axis of the film. The film is sufficiently flexible that it can be shaped into a cane with an oblong base, whereby when the device is applied to a user's eye with its ma... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6564804 | Face shield and face shield support assembly A face shield support assembly comprises: a frame member having a pair of resilient and biased memory-retaining temples at opposite ends and a face shield support member secured to the frame member having a pair of elbows spaced apart along the frame and a ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6349422 | Facial shield, particularly for protection from the sun Facial protective wear including a facial shield member having a substantially transparent portion for allowing visible light to pass to the wearer's eyes and a support coupled to the facial shield for supporting the facial shield on the wearer's head. Th... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6308711 | Dental protective eye device The invention includes a protective eye device for an oral treatment patient including an eyepiece having bridge portions that form a seal with the nose. The bridge portions are a fulcrum between attachment portions that extend downwardly and outwardly fr... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6201641 | Panoramic night vision goggles A binocular-like vision system (50) for enabling an observer to view an object. The system includes an input end (72,90) that receives light from the object and an optical transfer system (62,64,86,88) that receives the light received from the input end a... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6006367 | Swimming goggles Swimming goggles comprising first and second frame sections each having a peripheral flange adapted to effect a water tight seal with the face of a wearer, two transparent face plates and two transparent top members located above the face plates. The two ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5914766 | Diver's mask with fixed mirrorized surfaces A diving mask with supplemental lateral and posterior fields of vision. A pair of compartments which extend outwardly from opposite sides of the diving mask have fixed mirrorized surfaces which reflect light rays from objects at the sides and rear of the ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5764334 | Diver's mask with rotatable mirrorized elements A diving mask with supplemental vertical, lateral and posterior fields of vision. A pair of sealed compartments at opposite ends of the diving mask have rotatable mirrorized surfaces which reflect light rays from objects above, below, or the side and rear... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5685022 | Renewable eye protective goggle assembly A goggle assembly is disclosed having a stacked array of disposable sheet members releasably held in position thereon by a plurality of flexible clamping members. Each of the clamping members is formed of a section of split rubber tubing secured to a lens... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5457502 | Lens for eyeglasses in which plurality of lenses formed of curved surface are coupled integrally Upper lens formed of a portion of a sphere having radius R2 and lower lens formed of a portion of a sphere having radius R1 are manufactured integrally by molding for forming the lens of eyeglasses Radii R1 and R2 | 10/10/1995 |
| 5423092 | Goggles and sunglasses A pair of sunglasses and goggles incorporating two functions are provided. A pair of sunglasses comprising a frame member (1) and a lens member (20) can be turned to goggles by detachably attaching an upper goggle frame member to an upper side of the lens... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5413119 | Protective eye shield for dental patients A form of eye protection intended for use in protecting the eyes of a dental patient against foreign particles and contaminants basically includes a frame, a shield supported by the frame, and a strap for securing the frame in a desired position on a wear... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5379464 | Facial shield, particularly for protection from the sun Facial protective wear including a facial shield member having a substantially transparent portion for allowing visible light to pass to the wearer's eyes and a support coupled to the facial shield for supporting the facial shield on the wearer's head. Th... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5379463 | Facial shield, particularly for protection from the sun Facial protective wear including a facial shield member having a substantially transparent portion for allowing visible light to pass to the wearer's eyes and a support coupled to the facial shield for supporting the facial shield on the wearer's head. Th... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5297298 | Eye shield An eye shield comprises an elongated, flexible, spring-like frame member generally bowed along its length and biased toward an unsprung condition in which the ends are spaced apart a distance less than the width of a user's head, and a transparent, flexib... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5138723 | Goggles with horizontally projecting nose opening A goggle including a unitary lens mountable about the head of a user is shown. A lens of the goggle is mounted in a frame. The lens has no nose opening and projects from near the forehead to the tip of the nose of the user. The frame of the goggle has a l... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5088114 | Disposable faceshield and method of manufacture thereof A one-piece, lightweight (optionally disposable) protective faceshield is disclosed for use by the medical profession to protect against contamination from splattered body fluids. A method of making such a faceshield by vacuum-forming over a mandrel is al... | 02/18/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4955087 | Combined visor and sunglasses assembly A combination sun visor and sunglasses assembly including a mounting structure designed to surround the head of the wearer similar to a headband wherein the lens structure or viewing portion of the sunglasses are positionable between an overlying, normall... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4674136 | Safety mask construction A safety mask construction comprises a substantially rigid face portion which is receivable over a portion of the face of a wearer and a pair of substantially rigid arm portions which extend rearwardly and inwardly from opposite sides of the face portion ... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4617686 | Protective eyewear Protective eyewear, to be worn while engaging in sporting activities, such as racquetball, squash, etc., includes frame portions each having an upper segment and a lower segment defining a viewing aperture. The upper segment is upwardly inclined from hori... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4603442 | Single lens goggle A single lens safety goggle for use during athletic play to protect a wearer's eyes and portions of their face from injury as could be incurred by a ball or racket striking thereon. The single lens is formed from a shatter proof plastic material having go... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4271538 | Safety spectacles Safety spectacles (10) comprising a one piece flanged and curved front face piece (12) adapted to wrap around the forehead to the wearers temples. The face piece (12) is provided with a nose piece (14), a substantially distortion free spherical viewing an... | 06/09/1981 |
| 3944345 | Optically corrected swimming goggles A novel type of swimming goggles includes an improved means for receiving corrective lenses. The corrective lens forms the outermost face of the goggles and is easily insertable. The novel swimming goggles of this invention are inexpensive to manufacture.... | 03/16/1976 |
