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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7827657 | Method of making an electrode assembly for plasma processing apparatus A method of making an electrode assembly for a plasma processing apparatus includes securing a backing member to an electrode wherein first fastener members mounted in apertures in the backing member cooperate with second fastener members to hold the electrode assem... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7320516 | Apparatus, fixture, packing, a method for machining of spectacle lenses There is described an apparatus and a fixture used in determining position and for producing assembling holes in a spectacle lens for rimless spectacles. The assembling holes are intended for receiving a U-shaped bracket which is used in fastening bridge and side ba... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7266985 | Method of processing metal parts by blanking A method of processing metal parts and the like by blanking includes the steps of performing a first blanking step on a semi-finished product in order to produce a blanked semi-finished product, and performing a subsequent processing of the blanked semi-finished pro... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264219 | Breakaway banner support assembly A breakaway banner support assembly for mounting to a vertical support structure having at least one mounting member connected to a support structure, a support rod extending along a generally horizontal plane for supporting a flexible banner, and a breakaway and re... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7249842 | Safety eyewear with snap-in replaceable lens and over-molded bumpers and decorative trim The safety eyewear includes a one-piece molded lens frame, and left and right temple bar assemblies. The one-piece lens frame includes a brow bar portion, a central bridge portion, a nose piece portion, and left and right lens frame eyewires that cooperate with the ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7140728 | Method of forming magnetic eyeglass appliance An eyeglass accessory frame includes an auxiliary frame. The auxiliary frame includes a heat-treated magnetic alloy. The heat-treated magnetic alloy of the auxiliary frame is configured to magnetically couple the auxiliary frame to a primary frame having magnetizabl... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111372 | Computer-controlled milling machine for producing lenses for clip-on accessory A milling machine for shaping blanks to create filter lenses for a clip-on accessory whose pair of filter lenses register with a pair of optical lenses in prescription eyeglasses when the accessory is hitched onto the frame of the eyeglasses. The frame of the eyegla... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7028373 | Spring biased hinges and methods therefor A hinged housing portion (110) coupled to a second housing portion (120), for example in a wireless communications device, including a compression spring (134) coupled to one of the housing portions, a cam (142) coupled to the body member... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6902636 | Joining method for frame of spectacles In a joining method for a frame of spectacles, and in more particular to a method for joining a bridge or a temple to a lens rim, a joining method for a frame of spectacles comprises deforming a joining portion of a member made of a shape memory alloy material so as... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6889412 | Method for producing eyewear frame support arms without welding A new method of producing central bridge and support arms for spectacles where no welding is required, and no screws were needed to secure lenses to frame. Protruding members on end portion of central bridge are formed, together with the bridge itself, when cut out ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6581430 | Method of making an eyewear frame A method of making an eyewear frame comprising the initial step of extruding an elongated billet of substantially rigid material having a top surface having predetermined convex cross-sectional initially as extruded curvature and a bottom surface having a... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6565207 | Spectable frames, unalterable at different temperatures and the process for making them Spectacle frames having one or more components such as a bridge, nose rests and ear pieces of martensitic NiTi, NiTi nobium, NiTi iron alloy made by means of plastic deformation starting from a 20% work hardening raised by hammering up to 50% so that the ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6381985 | Interchangeable ornament display jewelry apparatus A jewelry apparatus. The jewelry apparatus may be adapted to serve as practically any type of jewelry, but is best suited for use as a pendant or a broach. A shaft portion may be removably attached to a base piece by means of a slotted locking member. The... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6378181 | Manufacturing method for spectacles Manufacturing method for spectacles with the use of first and second portions of profiled wire and a pattern having the same form and a size slightly greater than that of the lenses. The first and second wire portions are submitted in succession to differ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 5822850 | Circuit devices and fabrication Method of the same A supporting member or first synthetic resin sheet with conductive bumps disposed at predetermined positions are superposed on a second synthetic resin sheet under the condition that the resin component of the second synthetic resin sheet is plastic defor... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5815899 | Method for making a spectacle frame A method for manufacturing a spectacle frame includes molding a frame having two extensions formed in the side portions. The extensions each has a groove for receiving a spring and a ball and each has a lateral channel intersecting the groove. A pair of l... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5685186 | Base curve bender An eyewinder system 10 has stations 100-108 for straightening, bending, measuring and transporting a wire 11 to form an eyewire 109. A controller 120 controls each station. Using information from tension and length measuring stations 104, 105, the control... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5669124 | Eyeglass hinge pin repair kit A kit for repairing an eyeglass frame that has lost a hinge pin comprises a container with at least one hinge pin therein, the hinge pin being locally plastically deformable at one end thereof, and instructions for installing the hinge pin in the frame. T... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5608454 | Eyewire inspection station An eyewinder system 10 has stations 100-108 for straightening, bending, measuring and transporting a wire 11 to form an eyewire 109. A controller 120 controls each station. Using information from tension and length measuring stations 104, 105, the control... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5564170 | Three dimensional eyewinder method An eyewinder system 10 has stations 100-108 for straightening, bending, measuring and transporting a wire 11 to form an eyewire 109. A controller 120 controls each station. Using information from tension and length measuring stations 104, 105, the control... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5479683 | Three-dimensional eyewinder apparatus An eyewinder system 10 has stations 100-108 for straightening, bending, measuring and transporting a wire 11 to form an eyewire 109. A controller 120 controls each station. Using information from tension and length measuring stations 104, 105, the control... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5395193 | Optimized elastic belleville fastener useful in eyeglass frames A fastener useful for attaching components of an eyeglass frame together. The fastener includes a pin having a smooth or fluted shank and a belleville washer having a hole for receiving the shank, the hole being sized to provide an interference fit with t... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5233371 | Process and product allowing perfumes to be safely worn by a user A process and product for allowing perfumes to be safely worn by an individual which includes a small plate of material that is capable of retaining the perfume and which is securely retained within a recess in the product and impregnated with perfume. Th... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5224248 | Attaching a temple to an eyewire of an eyeglass frame A fastening device for attaching a temple to an eyewire of an eyeglass frame, a method of fastening using the fastening device and apparatus for impelling an elongated pin forming part of the fastening device. The fastening device is so constructed and ar... | 07/06/1993 |
| 4862726 | Apparatus and method for bending eyeglasses to shape of ear This invention provides a system for shaping eyeglasses, utilizing a moveable die member and a supporting die member which, when brought together with an eyeglass temple therebetween, causes the eyeglass temple to bend to the desired shape. In one form th... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4795247 | Process for fitting a spectacle frame and device and adaptive end piece for performing the process A process for fitting temple end pieces onto the ends of the temples of a spectacle frame with a simplified manner of trimming the ends of the temples to the proper length and affixation of the temple end pieces thereto in the proper angle of rotation abo... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4758285 | Shape-memory alloy resetting method The shape or configuration of an article made of shape-memory alloys, such as an eyeglass temple piece, or a hand held tool, is adjusted or readjusted to suit the wearer or user. While the shape-memory alloy of the article is in its martensitic state, the... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4665598 | Eyeglass frame decorated with stained-glass patterns and method of making the same An eyeglass frame (10) consisting of outside and inside synthetic-resin members (20, 25), a metallic-plate core member (12) sandwiched in between the outside and inside members, the core member (12) being partly formed with a plurality of holes (16) which... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4615086 | Method of manufacturing front pieces for eyeglass frames An article of manufacture and the method of manufacturing front pieces for eyeglass frames having formed integrally therein a nose for connecting temple pieces to the front piece of the frame which comprises cutting from a strip a semi-finished product co... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4611371 | Method for manufacturing an eyeglass-frame As a substitute for brazing conventionally employed for attaching curved pad holders to rims of an eyeglass-frame, casting is used for formation of an eyeglass-frame including, in one body with its rims, straight pad holders which should thereafter be ben... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4570289 | Resilient spectacles hinge and method for making a spectacles frame bearing a resilient spectacles hinge The method comprises the steps of making a hinge by using conventional materials and treatments and applying, on the edge of the hinge provided for contacting and biassing a ball member, one or more cup members, made of a hard metal material and effective... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4531947 | Color process for spectacle frame coated with polyester A thick coat of polyester powder is imparted onto a heated spectacle frame, some of the powder is removed from the frame hinges and replaced with a thin coat, the coated product is baked to fuse the powder and subsequently immersed in a heated aqueous dis... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4318879 | Molding workpieces comprising a metal core embedded in plastic material In the manufacture of eyeglass bows, a metal core (2) is placed in a mold (1) and is gripped at one end (3) before the mold (1) is filled with plastic material. To ensure that the metal core (2) can be held in position in the mold (1) as the plastic charg... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4204750 | Method of custom fitting eyeglass frames and article formed thereby A method of custom fitting eyeglass frames to the nose of a wearer, which is in part performed by an optician or the like and in part performed by an eyeglass frames laboratory. The optician or the like heats a preferably horseshoe shaped wax wafer until ... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4161060 | Process for the production of a mould for moulding a spectacle frame front Two metallic half-moulds are produced from a prototype. The half-moulds have complementary mould faces which abut when the mould is closed, and moulding surfaces formed with annular rim depressions joined by a bridge cavity, each rim depression bordering ... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4078283 | Method for making eyeglass frames A method for making eyeglass frames from thermoplastic material and the like comprising the steps of drilling four holes in the blank and placing the blank on a first fixture having two locating dowels and two expandable pins. The external frame contour i... | 03/14/1978 |
