Patents by Inventor Livio Bof

Livio Bof 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: 6296357
    Abstract: A device (10) for clamping a lens (11) to a spectacle frame (12) comprises a bridge (16), which is rotatable about a pin (19) fixed to the body of the frontal frame or to the nose pad carrying element of the spectacle, said bridge being provided with two opposite ends relative to said pin, of which: a first end (27) is provided with a thread suitable for cooperating with a screw (26) which is suitable for causing the rotation movement of the bridge about said pin; and the second end (28) directly cooperates with the lens, by exerting a force on the surface of said lens, said force keeping the lens pressed against a conjugate element (22, 24) which is present on the body of the frontal frame and/or of the nose pad carrying element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Bline Optic, S.r.L.
    Inventor: Livio Bof
  • Patent number: 5835184
    Abstract: The process for producing a spectacle side piece comprises a first phase wherein a sleeve open at both ends is secured to one of the ends of metal rods. The sleeve cooperates, in operation, with an elastic yielding mechanism. During a second phase, the sleeve is capped with a synthetic material intended to protect the sleeve against environmental agents, a chamber inside the synthetic material being formed in correspondence with one of the holes of the sleeve. Finally, an elastic yielding mechanism is inserted in the sleeve and made integral with the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Libo Optical S.r.L.
    Inventor: Livio Bof