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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075131 | Viewing device for simulating impairment and reducing peripheral vision A peripheral vision reducing apparatus for simulating a visual effect of intoxication is disclosed. The apparatus has at least one aperture configured to be disposed in the middle of a wearer's visual field. The aperture is also configured to permit a first amount o... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7367671 | Process and device for the training of human vision The present invention relates to a process for training the visual system of a human by presenting optical stimuli to said human, said stimuli being presented to a zone within the intact visual field of said human and optionally to a zone outside the intact visual f... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7328997 | Training aid using vision restriction and method of use Opaque films adhering electrostatically to lenses of eyewear, are used to train baseball fielders and golfers. For baseball, the films, placed on the lower parts of the lenses establish opaque areas which encourage the player to follow a ball visually throughout its... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328998 | Specially tinted lenses for sunglasses for use during flying The present invention is directed toward specially tinted lenses for use in flying airplanes. In the present invention, the far field of vision is highly tinted to reduce the light from a sunlit sky, over sunlit cloud tops, or in clouds. This enables an aircraft pil... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7286275 | Polarizing, photochromic devices and methods of making the same Provided is an optical element including a substrate; a first at least partial coating of an at least partially ordered alignment medium connected to at least a portion of at least one surface of the substrate; a s... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7232219 | Viewing apparatus for simulating impairment The present invention provides a viewing apparatus for simulating visual impairment. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a frame defining a viewing area and first and second lenses supported by the frame. The first lens is disposed in a first region of the vie... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7195350 | Multiview eyeglasses An apparatus for light filtration is disclosed. The apparatus has a support structure. A lens is coupled to the support structure. The lens includes a first portion for performing light filtration, and a second portion. The second portion performs substantially less... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7101043 | Polarizing devices and methods of making the same Certain, non-limiting embodiments of the disclosure provide ophthalmic elements and devices comprising an at least partial coating adapted to polarize at least transmitted radiation on at least a portion of at least one exterior surface of an ophthalmic element or s... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097303 | Polarizing devices and methods of making the same Certain, non-limiting embodiments of the disclosure provide ophthalmic elements and devices comprising an at least partial coating adapted to polarize at least transmitted radiation on at least a portion of at least one exterior surface of an ophthalmic element or s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097304 | Polarizing devices and methods of making the same Certain, non-limiting embodiments of the disclosure provide ophthalmic elements and devices comprising an at least partial coating adapted to polarize at least transmitted radiation on at least a portion of at least one exterior surface of an ophthalmic element or s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080904 | One piece spectacle with temple pre-load The disposable safety eyewear has a lens portion having a bridge portion and a nose support thereon. Left and right temple bars are connected to the lens portion by living hinges. The living hinges are operable between an open position and a folded position. Mating ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7048371 | Sports training glasses Disclosed is a sports training glasses for assisting a person training in a sporting endeavor requiring hand/eye coordination to focus on a specific object, such as a baseball or golf ball. The sports training glasses are comprised of a frame having a centrally disp... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044600 | Polarizing devices and methods of making the same Certain, non-limiting embodiments of the disclosure provide ophthalmic elements and devices comprising an at least partial coating adapted to polarize at least transmitted radiation on at least a portion of at least one exterior surface of an ophthalmic element or s... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044599 | Polarizing devices and methods of making the same Certain, non-limiting embodiments of the disclosure provide ophthalmic elements and devices comprising an at least partial coating adapted to polarize at least transmitted radiation on at least a portion of at least one exterior surface of an ophthalmic element or s... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7014316 | Optical lens with marking and manufacturing method thereof An optical lens, has a marking entirely or partially outside an effective area of the lens to distinguish between surfaces of the lens. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6988799 | Eyeglass display and demonstration system An eyeglass lens and display and demonstration system uses a plurality of display sheets, each with a mounting surface. The mounting surfaces have different lens outlines, representing a variety of different lens sizes and shapes. Individual lens patterns made from ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6976757 | Invisible multifocal sunglasses Invisible bifocal sunglasses. The sunglasses include a hard mirror coating to disguise the different focal powers of the sunglasses. The bifocal sunglasses also include a bifocal region that is molded within the main lens blank of the sunglasses. ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6957889 | Ray screening visor for spectacle lenses Spectacles having a ray shading visor preventing light rays from contacting an upper portion of the lens. The spectacles comprise at least one temple piece and at least one lens of predetermined thickness connected to the temple piece having an inner face, an outer ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6942336 | Training aid using vision restriction and method of use Opaque films adhering electrostatically to lenses of eyewear, are used to train baseball fielders and golfers. For baseball, films placed on the lower parts of the lenses encourage the player to follow a ball visually throughout its entire path of travel toward the ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932473 | Invisible multifocal lens Invisible bifocal sunglasses. The sunglasses include a hard mirror coating to disguise the different focal powers of the sunglasses. The bifocal sunglasses also include a bifocal region that is molded within the main lens blank of the sunglasses. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6910769 | Bifocal spectacles for computer users and display device therefor A polyvinyl display device for bifocal computer/reading spectacles. The display device enables a person to identify a pair of spectacles having the correct optical center to match the wearer's pupillary separation. The present invention includes, in combination, a p... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6826784 | Controlled sight device An eye shield assembly useful in training students in non-deadly force, firearms and martial arts has an opaque first eye shield which is coupled to an apertured second eye shield by connecting together adjustable straps on both eye shields. One eye shield covers th... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6592221 | Eye-conditioning and eyesight-improving device An eye-conditioning and eyesight-improving device which can be placed in front of the eye and fixed there temporarily, and which has a carrying body supplied with at least two apertures situated in the environment of the axes of the two eyes and adjusting... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6513928 | Sports training eyeglasses A pair of sports training eyeglasses is provided for training a user to keep his/her eye on a ball while hitting either a stationary ball, e.g. in golf or hockey, or a moving ball, e.g., in baseball and softball. The pair of sports training eyeglasses hav... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6505931 | Eye glasses with alignment markings Eye glasses which enable a wearer to hit a ball along the ground in a predetermined target line, said eye glasses including a frame attachable to the wearer's head and a pair of shaded lenses carried thereby, said pair of lenses comprising a lens for the ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6450636 | Anti-glare eyeglasses An optical device for reducing glare which can be attached to ordinary eyeglasses or adapted to be worn as a pair of glare-reducing eyeglasses. The device includes lenses which have both transparent and translucent areas. The lenses are independently adju... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6241352 | Lens overlays for eyewear In general terms, the lens overlays of the present invention comprise thin, formed plastic overlays that can easily be attached to the inside or outside of the primary protective lenses by the user. In one embodiment, the lens overlay comprises a first ov... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6145983 | Therapeutic glasses and method for using the same Therapeutic glasses for changing the psychological state of a user and a method for using the glasses are disclosed. The therapeutic glasses include at least one lens of a size sufficient to cover an eye of the user, wherein at least one lens restricts vi... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6141797 | Opaque goggles having openable window An improved pair of goggles capable of allowing one eye at a time to view things peripherally, which comprises: an opaque, translucent or tinted transparent front part of the goggles which fits in front of and covers the eyes of a wearer of the goggles, s... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6113233 | Lens cover system A lens cover system is provided. The lens cover system includes a sheet of material suitable for use in covering a first lens, a pin suitable for use in making a first plurality of holes in the sheet of material around the perimeter of the first lens, and... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6062687 | Partially occluded contact lens for treating visual and/or brain disorder An auxiliary apparatus provided for treatment of visual and/or brain disorder comprising an optical element suitable to be worn by a human being and having an occluded part, wherein the optical element comprises at least one contact lens provided with ori... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6003990 | Press-on lenses for relieving computer related eye problems A temporary lens for attachment to prescription eyeglasses is disclosed. The temporary lens is attached to prescription eyeglasses by means of electrostatic force. The temporary lens contains optical components in a unique combination to relieve the visio... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5963294 | Method for using therapeutic glasses for stimulating a change in the psychological state of a subject Therapeutic glasses for changing the psychological state of a user and a method for using the glasses are disclosed. The therapeutic glasses include at least one lens of a size sufficient to cover an eye of the user, wherein at least one lens restricts vi... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5963293 | Surface modified lens Disclosed is a lens for eyeglasses having at least one optical zone and at least one peripheral zone. At least a portion of the surface of the lens in the peripheral zone is modified such as by the removal of lens material or the addition of material to t... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5917573 | Optical device for aiding color-blind persons in distinguishing colored objects A device for aiding a color blind person in the distinguishing of colors includes at least two lenses of different colors disposed so that an object may be simultaneously viewable through each of the lenses by one eye of the person.... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5825452 | Lensless safety sunglasses Lensless safety sunglasses formed of flexible synthetic plastic material die cut or otherwise contoured to define a soft frame having a pair of eye pieces and temple straps extending from opposite ends of the frame adapted to go around the head of the wea... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5748279 | Kit for momentary correction of vision to aid in the selection of eyeglass frames An inexpensive method and apparatus for modifying the optical characteristics of blank lenses to convert them into regular lens spectacles in order to enable a prospective purchaser of eyeglass frames to fully see himself/herself in the mirror when trying... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5710613 | Modified vision artist's glasses Artist's eyeglasses having a clear section in the lens and a diffused section in the same lens suited for viewing an object to be painted or drawn through the diffused section and seeing that object in its most basic shape, shifting one's gaze away from t... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5682220 | Vision directing sunglasses Sunglasses with vision directing sections comprise a frame with temples to hold the frame on the wearer's face and lenses in the frame. Each lens is tinted on its front and rear surfaces and one of those surfaces is further coated with a reflecting layer ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5675398 | Sports training eyeglasses having adjustable lenses and method for training therewith A pair of eyeglasses is provided for sports training, and more specifically for training the player to keep the player's eyes on an approaching ball for batting or for swinging a racket. The pair of glasses, have a position adjustable pair of lenses each ... | 10/07/1997 |
