Patents Assigned to Beta Frames LLC
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Patent number: 9239469Abstract: Eyeglass assemblies include an eyeglass lens having an engaging portion. The junction between the body portion of the lens and the engaging portion can consist essentially of smoothly curved surfaces. The engaging portion can be extend from the periphery of the lens or can be a recess in the lens. In some assemblies, under typical conditions of use, the engaging portion is maintained in contact with an eyeglass frame member by means of a removable bonding member (RBM). Under selected atypical ambient conditions, the RBM changes so that the engaging portion and the frame member can be separated. The RBM can be a suitable adhesive (RBA), or a component composed of a shape memory metal (RBSMA) or a material which softens when subjected to heat or other atypical condition.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: BETA FRAMES LLCInventors: Robert B. Zider, John F. Krumme, Brian A. Thompson
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Patent number: 9086581Abstract: Eyeglass assemblies including an eyeglass lens having an engaging portion. Under typical conditions of use, the engaging portion is maintained in contact with an eyeglass frame member by means of a removable bonding member (RBM). Under selected atypical ambient conditions, the RBM changes so that the engaging portion and the frame member can be separated. The engaging portion can extend from the lens, or can be a recess in the lens. The RBM can be a suitable adhesive (RBA), or a component composed of a shape memory metal (RBSMA) or a material which softens when subjected to heat or other atypical condition. The engaging portion can be shaped and treated to reduce stresses therein. Similarly, the open ends of an eyeglass rim can be maintained in contact with each other under typical conditions of use by an RBA or an RBSMA so that the rim is positioned around an eyeglass lens, but can be released under selected atypical ambient conditions.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2012Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: BETA FRAMES LLCInventors: Robert B. Zider, John F. Krumme, Brian A. Thompson
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Patent number: 8985762Abstract: An eyeglass assembly which comprises (1) an eyeglass lens comprising a body portion and an engaging portion, and (2) a frame member which is fitted to the engaging portion, and (3) a securing member which is bonded to the engaging portion and to surfaces of the frame member which, in the absence of the securing member, are exposed to the atmosphere. In one method, the assembly is produced by applying a securing member, generally a laminar member, to exposed surfaces of the engaging portion and of the frame member fitted to the engaging portion, and securing the securing member to those exposed surfaces by an adhesive. In another method, the assembly is produced by heating and deforming part of the engaging portion of the lens so that it spreads out over adjacent surfaces of the frame member, thus forming a melt bonded securing member.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Beta Frames LLCInventor: Robert B. Zider
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Publication number: 20140125943Abstract: Eyeglass assemblies including an eyeglass lens having an engaging portion. Under typical conditions of use, the engaging portion is maintained in contact with an eyeglass frame member by means of a removable bonding member (RBM). Under selected atypical ambient conditions, the RBM changes so that the engaging portion and the frame member can be separated. The engaging portion can extend from the lens, or can be a recess in the lens. The RBM can be a suitable adhesive (RBA), or a component composed of a shape memory metal (RBSMA) or a material which softens when subjected to heat or other atypical condition. The engaging portion can be shaped and treated to reduce stresses therein. Similarly, the open ends of an eyeglass rim can be maintained in contact with each other under typical conditions of use by an RBA or an RBSMA so that the rim is positioned around an eyeglass lens, but can be released under selected atypical ambient conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: Beta Frames LLCInventors: Robert B. Zider, John F. Krumme, Brian A. Thompson
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Patent number: 8322849Abstract: Eyeglass assemblies including an eyeglass lens having an engaging portion. Under typical conditions of use, the engaging portion is maintained in contact with an eyeglass frame member by means of a removable bonding member (RBM). Under selected atypical ambient conditions, the RBM changes so that the engaging portion and the frame member can be separated. The engaging portion can extend from the lens, or can be a recess in the lens. The RBM can be a suitable adhesive (RBA), or a component composed of a shape memory metal (RBSMA) or a material which softens when subjected to heat or other atypical condition. The engaging portion can be shaped and treated to reduce stresses therein. Similarly, the open ends of an eyeglass rim can be maintained in contact with each other under typical conditions of use by an RBA or an RBSMA so that the rim is positioned around an eyeglass lens, but can be released under selected atypical ambient conditions.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2006Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Beta Frames LLCInventors: John F. Krumme, Robert B. Zider, Brian A. Thompson
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Publication number: 20100290000Abstract: Eyeglass assemblies including an eyeglass lens having an engaging portion. Under typical conditions of use, the engaging portion is maintained in contact with an eyeglass frame member by means of a removable bonding member (RBM). Under selected atypical ambient conditions, the RBM changes so that the engaging portion and the frame member can be separated. The engaging portion can extend from the lens, or can be a recess in the lens. The RBM can be a suitable adhesive (RBA), or a component composed of a shape memory metal (RBSMA) or a material which softens when subjected to heat or other atypical codition. The engaging portion can be shaped and treated to reduce stresses therein. Similarly, the open ends of an eyeglass rim can be maintained in contact with each other under typical conditions of use by an RBA or an RBSMA so that the rim is positioned around an eyeglass lens, but can be released under selected atypical ambient conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2006Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: BETA FRAMES LLC.Inventors: John J. Krumme, Robert B. Zider, David C. Plough