Patents by Inventor Christopher John Anderson

Christopher John Anderson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11668958
    Abstract: A modular, wearable electronic system is disclosed. The modular, wearable electronic system can include an eyewear unit which can be worn on a user's head and one or more modular units which can removably couple with the eyewear unit via one or more ports and/or connectors. The eyewear unit and the modular unit can communicate with each other via the port or connector to which the eyewear unit and the modular unit are coupled. The modular units can supplement the functionality of the eyewear unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Anderson, Benjamin John Meunier, Ryan Neil Saylor, Timothy James Wilde
  • Publication number: 20220179241
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to eyewear (e.g., goggles, eye glasses, sun glasses, helmet shields, helmet visors, etc.) that can maximize the wearer's field of view when laminated lenses having electrically conductive functional layers (e.g., electrochromic and/or heating layers) are used. Improved field of view can be accomplished by means of reducing the bezel size of the laminated lens. For example, the bezel's non-transparent footprint can be reduced by stacking electronic components at a peripheral edge of the lens and securing with a frame assembly rather than a separate edge seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Luis M. Jimenez, Christopher John Anderson
  • Publication number: 20220113562
    Abstract: A modular, wearable electronic system is disclosed. The modular, wearable electronic system can include an eyewear unit which can be worn on a user's head and one or more modular units which can removably couple with the eyewear unit via one or more ports and/or connectors. The eyewear unit and the modular unit can communicate with each other via the port or connector to which the eyewear unit and the modular unit are coupled. The modular units can supplement the functionality of the eyewear unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher John Anderson, Benjamin John Meunier, Ryan Neil Saylor, Timothy James Wilde
  • Publication number: 20220057654
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include eyewear that provides controlled variable light attenuation and color enhancement based on an input received from a user, a sensor and/or a signal from a control circuit. In some embodiments, the eyewear includes an optical filter system with two or more defined filter states that are adapted to improve color vision in different environments. The optical filter system can be incorporated into a lens having any desired curvature, including, for example, cylindrical, spherical or toroidal. The lens can include one or more functional components. Examples of functional components include color enhancement filters, chroma enhancement filters, a laser attenuation filter, electrochromic filters, photoelectrochromic filters, variable attenuation filters, anti-reflection coatings, interference stacks, hard coatings, flash mirrors, anti-static coatings, anti-fog coatings, other functional layers, or a combination of functional layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Ryan SAYLOR, Benjamin J. MEUNIER, Christopher John ANDERSON
  • Patent number: 11199728
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to eyewear (e.g., goggles, eye glasses, sun glasses, helmet shields, helmet visors, etc.) that can maximize the wearer's field of view when laminated lenses having electrically conductive functional layers (e.g., electrochromic and/or heating layers) are used. Improved field of view can be accomplished by means of reducing the bezel size of the laminated lens. For example, the bezel's non-transparent footprint can be reduced by stacking electronic components at a peripheral edge of the lens and securing with a frame assembly rather than a separate edge seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis M. Jimenez, Christopher John Anderson
  • Patent number: 11156855
    Abstract: A modular, wearable electronic system is disclosed. The modular, wearable electronic system can include an eyewear unit which can be worn on a user's head and one or more modular units which can removably couple with the eyewear unit via one or more ports and/or connectors. The eyewear unit and the modular unit can communicate with each other via the port or connector to which the eyewear unit and the modular unit are coupled. The modular units can supplement the functionality of the eyewear unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Anderson, Benjamin John Meunier, Ryan Neil Saylor, Timothy James Wilde
  • Patent number: 11048103
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include eyewear that provides controlled variable light attenuation and color enhancement based on an input received from a user, a sensor and/or a signal from a control circuit. In some embodiments, the eyewear includes an optical filter system with two or more defined filter states that are adapted to improve color vision in different environments. The optical filter system can be incorporated into a lens having any desired curvature, including, for example, cylindrical, spherical or toroidal. The lens can include one or more functional components. Examples of functional components include color enhancement filters, chroma enhancement filters, a laser attenuation filter, electrochromic filters, photoelectrochromic filters, variable attenuation filters, anti-reflection coatings, interference stacks, hard coatings, flash mirrors, anti-static coatings, anti-fog coatings, other functional layers, or a combination of functional layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Saylor, Benjamin J. Meunier, Christopher John Anderson
  • Publication number: 20190227347
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to eyewear (e.g., goggles, eye glasses, sun glasses, helmet shields, helmet visors, etc.) that can maximize the wearer's field of view when laminated lenses having electrically conductive functional layers (e.g., electrochromic and/or heating layers) are used. Improved field of view can be accomplished by means of reducing the bezel size of the laminated lens. For example, the bezel's non-transparent footprint can be reduced by stacking electronic components at a peripheral edge of the lens and securing with a frame assembly rather than a separate edge seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Luis M. JIMENEZ, Christopher John Anderson
  • Publication number: 20190113774
    Abstract: A modular, wearable electronic system is disclosed. The modular, wearable electronic system can include an eyewear unit which can be worn on a user's head and one or more modular units which can removably couple with the eyewear unit via one or more ports and/or connectors. The eyewear unit and the modular unit can communicate with each other via the port or connector to which the eyewear unit and the modular unit are coupled. The modular units can supplement the functionality of the eyewear unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher John Anderson, Benjamin John MEUNIER, Ryan Neil SAYLOR, Timothy James WILDE
  • Publication number: 20190025611
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include eyewear that provides controlled variable light attenuation and color enhancement based on an input received from a user, a sensor and/or a signal from a control circuit. In some embodiments, the eyewear includes an optical filter system with two or more defined filter states that are adapted to improve color vision in different environments. The optical filter system can be incorporated into a lens having any desired curvature, including, for example, cylindrical, spherical or toroidal. The lens can include one or more functional components. Examples of functional components include color enhancement filters, chroma enhancement filters, a laser attenuation filter, electrochromic filters, photoelectrochromic filters, variable attenuation filters, anti-reflection coatings, interference stacks, hard coatings, flash mirrors, anti-static coatings, anti-fog coatings, other functional layers, or a combination of functional layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Ryan SAYLOR, Benjamin J. MEUNIER, Christopher John ANDERSON
  • Patent number: 10073282
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include eyewear that provides controlled variable light attenuation and color enhancement based on an input received from a user, a sensor and/or a signal from a control circuit. In some embodiments, the eyewear includes an optical filter system with two or more defined filter states that are adapted to improve color vision in different environments. The optical filter system can be incorporated into a lens having any desired curvature, including, for example, cylindrical, spherical or toroidal. The lens can include one or more functional components. Examples of functional components include color enhancement filters, chroma enhancement filters, a laser attenuation filter, electrochromic filters, photoelectrochromic filters, variable attenuation filters, anti-reflection coatings, interference stacks, hard coatings, flash mirrors, anti-static coatings, anti-fog coatings, other functional layers, or a combination of functional layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Saylor, Benjamin J. Meunier, Christopher John Anderson
  • Publication number: 20170315384
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include eyewear that provides controlled variable light attenuation and color enhancement based on an input received from a user, a sensor and/or a signal from a control circuit. In some embodiments, the eyewear includes an optical filter system with two or more defined filter states that are adapted to improve color vision in different environments. The optical filter system can be incorporated into a lens having any desired curvature, including, for example, cylindrical, spherical or toroidal. The lens can include one or more functional components. Examples of functional components include color enhancement filters, chroma enhancement filters, a laser attenuation filter, electrochromic filters, photoelectrochromic filters, variable attenuation filters, anti-reflection coatings, interference stacks, hard coatings, flash mirrors, anti-static coatings, anti-fog coatings, other functional layers, or a combination of functional layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Ryan Saylor, Benjamin J. Meunier, Christopher John Anderson