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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7988281 | Structural member for eyeglass, eyeglass frame comprising the structural member, and processes for production of the structural member and the eyeglass frame Disclosed are: a structural member for use in an eyeglass which has a super elastic property and shape memory property while retaining an excellent biocompatibility in addition to the fact that it is N-free, and which also has an excellent cold workability; an eyegl... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7891806 | Eyeglasses Eyeglasses configured in such a way that parameter (h) is 20 mm or greater and (l/h) is 6 or smaller, the parameters (h) and (l) being defined as follows: the length of a straight line (L) connecting portions (C) to which left and right temples are attached is (l) m... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7857443 | Assembly forming a pair of spectacles especially for an infant or very young child The present invention relates to an assembly forming a pair of spectacles especially for an infant or very young child having a connection piece, which is joined, or can be joined, to a pair of spectacles. In addition, the assembly is joined, or can be joined, to a ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7810924 | Eyeglass frames for people with special needs Eyeglass frames for people with Down syndrome, for others having facial characteristics similar to those with Down syndrome, and those with a depressed nasal bridge or a low nasal bridge, the eyeglass frames having a bridge lower than the normal higher placed bridge... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7771043 | Eyewear with enhanced air flow and/or absorption features Eyewear having an enhanced air flow and/or absorption features which may be used for safety, sports, and the like. The eyewear may desirably provides features in design and/or function of the structure to enhance air flow and reduce moisture. Additional elements suc... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7753518 | Eyeglasses and eyeglass frames comprising glycol modified copolyesters Disclosed herein are eyeglass frames and eyeglass frame kits made from a polymer composition comprising PCTG, and eyeglasses comprising a pair of lenses mounted on the eyeglass frames or eyeglass frame kits disclosed herein. The polymer composition disclosed herein ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7625081 | Apparatus and method of manufacture for paper framed reading glasses A pair of glasses includes a paper frame having at least one aperture and a substrate arranged with each of said at least one aperture to magnify objects for a user when viewing through each of said at least one aperture. ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7490933 | Hingeless eyeglasses; especially safety glasses In hingeless eyeglasses, especially safety glasses, wherein the temples are formed as one piece with a top frame piece, and the top frame piece has provided on it fastening means for the lens, it is provided, with a view to obtaining cost-effective production, that ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7484842 | Configurable eyewear This is a configurable eyewear system that has at least one temple member, at least one lens, a pair of mating members, and a connector. The at least one temple member and the at least one lens are rotatably connected by coupling at least one first mating member and... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7475980 | Spectacle kit A spectacle kit includes a pair of lenses made from flexible material joined by a nose bridge portion and a pair of side arms. Each lens has an outer upper portion and an outer lower portion which move towards one another to overlap and form a convex portion in each... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7441888 | Eyeglass frame Eyeglass frame hinges are replaced by flexures made of hyperelastic single-crystal shape memory alloy. These flexures exhibit more than 8 percent recoverable strain. Eyeglass frames with these flexures can be distorted repeatedly in ways that would destroy ordinary ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438410 | Tethered electrical components for eyeglasses Tethered electrical components coupled to electrical components in or attached to a pair of eyeglasses are disclosed. Tethered electrical components, alone or in combination with eyeglass electrical components, can be used for a variety of different applications and... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438409 | Illuminated reading glasses An illumination system and method are provided for use in conjunction with eyewear that includes a light source, a power switch configured to connect the light source to a power source and a light output configurable to be embedded within the eyewear, and to direct ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7422324 | Illuminating device of eyeglasses A pair of eyeglasses is equipped an illuminating device; hollow housing parts are pivoted to respective ones of front end portions of temples of the eyeglasses, and adjustable in position; the temples each have a battery box formed thereon; the illuminating device i... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419261 | Non-corrective lenses with improved peripheral vision A method for modifying the shape of a spheric or toric non-corrective lens blank such that astigmatic and peripheral defects are reduced. The outer convex and inner concave sides of the lens are initially designed according to the Gullstrand Formula. Thereafter, a v... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416300 | Measurement of lenses and lens molds using optical coherence tomography Optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems are used to measure lenses. The present methods use an OCT system to obtain one or more images of a lens. For example, an OCT system can be used to obtain section images, surface images, or combinations of section images an... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413302 | Tan thru glasses A pair of glasses includes a first lens and a second lens. A frame is adapted to hold and secure the first lens and the second lens. A first bow and a second bow are attached to the frame and are adapted to be secured to ears of a wearer of the glasses. The first bo... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410254 | Heated eyewear Eyewear, e.g., an apparatus to be worn on or adjacent to a person's eyes, which includes a heating element that is configured to provide heat. The heat provided may be sufficient to provide warmth to a wearer of the eyewear or to prevent accumulation of, e.g., snow,... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407283 | Goggle lens, method of manufacturing same, and goggle containing same A goggle lens comprises a first surface (210) and a second surface (220) separated by a thickness (230, 240) of the goggle lens. The goggle lens is made up of a central region (121), a first lateral region (122) on a first side of ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404636 | Electro-active spectacle employing modal liquid crystal lenses An electro-active spectacle lens is disclosed. The spectacle lens comprises a first substrate having a first outer region and first inner region, a first electrode layer disposed adjacent to the first inner region, the first electrode layer including an outer electr... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404635 | Holding structure of spectacle lens, repair method for the same, and spectacles A method is provided for securely holding a spectacle lens. Without using screwing members such as a screw and a nut, and extra parts such as a bush, a cylindrical pin and a slip-off preventive pin, a spectacle lens can surely be held. A taper pin is provided projec... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401918 | Eyeglasses with activity monitoring In one embodiment, eyewear having an activity monitoring capability is disclosed. Activity, such as motion, steps or distance, can be measured by an activity detector. The measured activity can then be used in providing activity-related information to a user of the ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7389543 | Optically decentered face shield A face protector includes a one piece shield in which an optical center is displaced away from the normal straight ahead line of sight toward an activity specific line of sight to minimize image shift that occurs when a direction of gaze passes across the edge of th... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7380936 | Eyeglasses with a clock or other electrical component A pair of glasses includes a clock that is at least partially embedded in the glasses. The clock can be in one of the temples of the glasses. In one implementation, the clock can be positioned at a region close to a hinge of the corresponding temple, with the clock ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374283 | Enhanced electro-active lens system A lens system and optical devices that provide enhanced vision correction are disclosed. The lens system includes an electro-active layer that provides correction of at least one higher order aberration. The higher order correction changes dynamically based on a use... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372646 | Adjustable focus lens system An adjustable focus lens system with at least two lens units and a mechanism to adjust the position of at least one of the two lens units relative to the other in a direction generally perpendicular to a viewing direction. The first of the two lens units has a speci... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367670 | Eyewear bottle opener An eyewear bottle opener wherein a bottle opener is housed within the reinforced earpiece of the frame of the eyewear for the convenience of a person wearing the eyewear and desiring to open a bottle having a metal cap. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367669 | Eyeglass frames An eyeglass frame that includes a frame body having a lens support portion, and first and second earstem portions, which extend rearwardly from first and second lateral sides of the lens support portion, respectively. The frame body includes a first member and a sec... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364289 | Shades with blades What is unique and special about my Shades with Blades is not only is it a safety necessity but also all working parts that make the wipers actually work are going to be hidden inside frames, making them look just like another bad ass pair of biker riding glasses un... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347544 | Hingeless eyeglasses as collar or headband Hingeless eyeglasses as collar or headband comprises a pair of reading glass or sunglass lenses framed by a lightweight, horseshoe shaped, single piece of narrow band. The narrow band containing eyeglass lenses is specifically shaped to fit around the neck or on top... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344239 | Eyeglass frame assembly An eyewear frame assembly comprises at least one lens that is substantially encircled by a flexible wire or cable. The wire can be constructed as a monofilament wire or a multi-filament wire. Various closing members are shown, some of which feature magnetic members.... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341343 | Durable eyeglasses frame assembly A novel eyeglasses frame allowing sizing, assembly and disassembly without the need for special training, screws, bolts, or pins, or special tools. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339755 | Ring device with optical focusing mechanism A ring device is adapted for wearing on at least one finger of a user. The ring device includes a wearable main body portion and an optical member that is moveably affixed thereto. The optical member can be positioned in at least two positions: a viewing position, a... | 03/04/2008 |
| RE40108 | Eyeglasses convertible into an eyeglass case Eyeglasses convertible into an eyeglass case, including a frame, seats, rotary blocks, upper and lower covers, and hinges. The frame has lenses and a larger nose pad at the center. The seats are provided on both ends of the frame and have upper and lower grooves on ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331666 | Eyewear with a mounted radio frequency transceiver An eyewear having a frame, at least one temple attached to the frame, and a radio frequency transceiver for short-distance wireless communication. The radio frequency transceiver is mounted on either the frame or the temple and is configured to form an ad hoc wirele... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316478 | Dynamic multifocal spectacle frame This invention pertains to an attachment for bifocal eyeglasses which is a dynamic frame fitted with the lens for intermediate vision which will lie in front of the middle one third of the bifocal lens during computer use providing three zones of vision at a time wi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314278 | Children's sunglasses Sunglasses for infants and children includes an elongate integral member including a central portion having a central nose bridge, a lens opening on each side of the central nose bridge, and a temple extending rearwardly of the central portion at a bend in the elong... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311399 | Method of making a thermoplastic-based article and a thermoplastic-based article made thereby An article, such as a lens article (10, 10′, 10″, 100) containing a first component, e.g., a filter (14, 14′), or component thereof, having a minimum degradation temperature, and a second component, e.g., a substrate (22, 22′), comprisin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306331 | Vision protection device for night driving A vision enhancement and protection device for night time driving of automobiles where the driver is subjected to the high intensity light of the headlights of oncoming vehicles and the reflected light from the rear view mirror of the headlights of automobiles follo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7296888 | Eyeglass appliance, eyeglass component and eyeglass frame An eyeglass appliance is provided with an eyeglass lens and an eyeglass frame. The eyeglass frame includes a lens retaining structure configured to engage with an edge portion of the lens to retain the lens. The lens retaining structure has magnetic properties compl... | 11/20/2007 |
