Patents by Inventor Frank Mufich

Frank Mufich 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: 4968127
    Abstract: Unique eyewear is disclosed having electronically controlled lens structures in which the optical transmissivity thereof is automatically adjusted to a level correlated with the level of ambient light. The preferred eyewear includes a pair of lens having liquid crystal material therebetween, a control circuit having a sensitivity-adjustable, ambient light sensor, and a power supply. The preferred power supply includes a battery and a photocell array distributed about the periphery of the lens structures. In use, the control circuit senses ambient light level and adjusts the transmissivity of the lens structure to a level correlated with the ambient light level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Inventors: James P. Russell, Thomas J. Russell, Frank Mufich