"That the automobile has practically reached the limit of its development is suggested by the fact that during the past year no improvements of a radical nature have been introduced."
Scientific American ; Jan. 2 edition, 1909
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431451 | Nose-rest mechanism for safety glasses A nose-rest mechanism for safety glasses includes a lens unit, a fixing device, and a nose piece. The nose piece includes two nose rests and a first extended section upward extended from between the two nose rests. The fixing device defines an inner receiving space ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425065 | Eyewear with releasable, adjustable nosepiece Eyewear includes a lens with front and rear surfaces, a peripheral edge surface, and a recess. A nosebridge is secured to the lens and a nosepad is secured to the nosebridge. The nosebridge has first and second ends and a substantially inverted-U-shaped body. The no... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7314277 | Bridge structure for glasses and nose pad thereof A bridge structure for glasses and nose pad thereof is disclosed. The bridge structure for glasses includes a connecting portion and two nose pads. The connecting portion has a joint hole and a clipping portion. Each of the two nose pads has an anti-sliding structur... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7284854 | Half-jacket eyewear with removable dust shield Disclosed is eyewear that may have a half-jacket frame and a removable dust shield for preventing direct impingement of dust upon a wearer's eye. The eyewear may have a titanium frame and removable lenses free of any attachment structure. The frame may have a lens-r... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7147321 | Eyewear with nosepiece Eyewear includes a lens with front and rear surfaces, a peripheral edge surface, and a recess. First and second notches are formed in the recess. A nosepiece is secured to the lens and includes a core member having first and second ends and a substantially V-shaped ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7040753 | Eyewear Improved eyeglasses are disclosed that have improvements in comfort, safety, wear ability, and convenience, based upon improvements in the contact (bearing) surfaces where the eyeglasses touch the body by providing air passages, hydrophobic surfaces and/or ratchet-t... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6705724 | Bridge of the nose eyewear support system A bridge of the nose eyewear support system for providing comfortable support of eyewear and eliminating unwanted cosmetic blemishes or indentations on the side of a users nose. The bridge of the nose eyewear support system includes a central support member couplabl... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6644806 | Resilient non-smooth projection member on eyeglass temples and nose pads A resilient non-smooth projection member formed into shape on eyeglass temples and on nose pads and having a plurality of grain-like projections on a touching surface of soft protruding pads of each eyeglasses temple or nose pad. The backside of each grai... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6598969 | End piece, temple with end piece, unit for eyeglass frame and eyeglasses A molded unit including several members of eyeglasses uses a combination of hard plastic and shape-memory plastic to avoid sliding and protruding of the members. The unit frame comprises a metal core embedded in a substrate made of hard plastic of which h... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6065834 | Replaceable pads for eyeglass temple and nose pieces and method of application A set of wrappings for eyeglass ear and nose pieces to be applied by the eyeglass wearer. The wrappings are precut from a thin elastic material having a textured latex coating and shaped to be wrapped in an overlapping manner along the ear pieces of eyegl... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5988811 | Nose pads for spectacles A nose pad for spectacles has two covering bodies for contact with the nose of a user and a pair of permanent magnets each pivotally connected with a lens frame and housed in the covering bodies. The pair of permanent magnets forms attraction toward each ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5907385 | Nose pad and ear pad having two surfaces adhesive A new adhesive pad set for attachment to eyeglasses to help hold the eyeglasses to the face of a wearer. The inventive device includes a pair of nose pads adapted for attaching to the nose tabs of a pair of eyeglasses and a pair of ear pads adapted for at... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5771087 | Eyewear and nosepad for use with eyewear Eyewear 10 comprises a frame 12 for housing a pair of lenses 14 therein. The frame 12 has a bridge portion 16 for bridging a user's nose and a pair of temple members 18 for locating the frame 12 in position on the head of a user. The frame 12 has a nose p... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5526070 | Nose pad particularly for spectacle frames Nose pad particularly for spectacle frames, which comprises a curved rigid element being shaped like an open triangle and has seats for temporarily engaging the frames. The nose pad comprises a first soft element that partially surrounds the rigid element... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5389980 | Nose pads for spectacles A nose pad for spectacles has two nose pad bodies pivotally connected with a lens frame, two soft plastic covers for attaching separably the nose pad bodies therein, and an elastic bridge provided to connect the two covers. The covers and the bridge keep ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5266978 | Spectacle frame Non-slip assembly of a spectacle frame made of synthetic material includes two silicone elements filling two respective depressions formed at two nose pads of the spectacle frame. Each silicone element is rigidly held in the respective depression as a vis... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5196871 | Nose bridge pad In combination, an eyeglass frame with a padded nose bridge region, and also the pad itself with an adhesive coating for attaching to the nose bridge portion of eyeglass frames, to make eyeglasses more comfortable in use, preventing the annoyance of the g... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5131737 | Protective accessory for sport spectacles The disclosure herein describes a protective accessory for mounting to the frame of sport spectacles, which is formed of a body made of resilient material and includes a bow-covering central portion and frame engaging extensions integral with the central ... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5092666 | Method and system for conformably fitting eyeglass frames Eyeglass frames are fitted to an individual's face by placing individual moldable pads at the region of contact between the eyeglass frame and the face. The moldable contact pads include a moldable layer which is formed from a material which is initially ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5007726 | Coated eyeglasses frame member An eyeglass member, typically a nose pad or a temple end piece, which maintains its aesthetic appearance and close fit over long periods of service. The member has a cured coating of a fluorine-containing silicone on its surface or is made of a fluorine-c... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4964716 | Removable cover for eyeglass nose pad A removable cover for eyeglass nose pads includes first and second members having releasably engageable portions formed of interlocking hook and pile. One of the first and second members is adhesively and fixedly mounted on the nose pad of a pair of eyegl... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4902119 | Eyeglasses frame with articulated resilient nose piece An eyeglass frame includes ring-like lens mounting portions joined together by a bridge defining a medial cavity. A nose engaging piece has nose engaging pad portions joined together by an intermediate bight portion and also includes means for biasing the... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4818092 | Device on a pair of glasses A frame of a pair of glasses has a pair of eye rims with front surface and nasal regions which are connected together by a bridge with a front surface and a nasal region. The frame has a shallow rabbet which extends from the nasal region of one eye rim, t... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4747681 | Traction strip for eyewear Means, in the form of traction strips for attachment to eyeglasses at the inner surface of the nose bridge and/or to the inner surfaces of temple members which are easily applied and removed and which provide frictional engagement, said strips comprising ... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4695140 | Pad A pad is fastened angularly movable to pad levers of spectacle frames. The pad has a kidney-shaped pad body, which has a skin contact surface merging, with circumferential radii, in a rear surface which is spaced from the skin contact surface. The pad is ... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4390256 | Pad of high elasticity A pad for eyeglass frames has a kidney-shaped outer edge contour, a soft, pliant front side for contacting the wearer and stable means on the back for receiving the frame pad lever. Thin flexible members radiate from the pad lever receiving means to the k... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4302080 | Eye glasses Glass frames have a thin basic frame which mechanically absorbs the load on the glasses. A thin layer of soft material, such as silicon rubber or plastic foam is connected to the frame, at least on the rear eyebrow and nose rest and pad portions. The soft... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4293201 | Rubber-padded frames of eye spectacles and method for preparing same The invention proposes a novel method for providing a covering pad member of silicone rubber to a frame of spectacles on the portions coming into contact with the human body of the wearer of the spectacles, such as the side pieces and the nose pads. Accor... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4251302 | Method of coating, locating and maintaining ophthalmic supports of eyewear properly positioned with respect to the eyes on the bridge of the nose of the wearer A method of coating, locating and maintaining ophthalmic supports of eyewear properly positioned with respect to the eyes and on the bridge of the nose of the wearer. The method comprises the steps of coating selected ones at least of the skin-contacting ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4235530 | Nosepad for spectacles An eyeglass frame pad of SYLGARD No. 186 resin has a sleeve therein of Rilsan polyamide. The sleeve has a blind hole for receiving the flat end area of a metallic pad lever which is affixed to the eyeglass frame. The sleeve has vanes extending on either s... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4165925 | Spectacles and kit for making same Narrow edged widely spaced gripping ridges molded in thin flexible plastic sheets are easily and permanently applied by pressure adhesive to smooth spectacle frame gripping faces which normally directly engage nose bridge and temporal head areas thereby r... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4131341 | Ophthalmic device A novel improved ophthalmic device which comprises a unique one-piece preformed detachable nosepiece for use with an ophthalmic eyeglass frame wherein the nosepiece is formed with a generally box shaped forward portion having a vertical elongated slot for... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4070104 | Nose pad for eyeglasses A nose pad for a nose piece on a pair of eyeglasses. The nose pad provides a soft air cushion to relieve pressure against the nose when the eyeglasses are worn.... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4045137 | Ophthalmic device and method A novel ophthalmic device for use by an optometrist or the like which comprises a unique fitting eyeglass frame for use with a plurality of detachable nosepiece attachments which allows the optometrist to quickly and more properly fit each patient's nose ... | 08/30/1977 |