Patents by Inventor Robert L. Yolton

Robert L. Yolton 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).

  • Activity-specific optical filters and eyewear using such filters
    Patent number: 6893127
    Abstract: Eyewear include lenses having spectral transmittances selected for viewing an object with respect to a background. The spectral transmittances are selected to provide a natural feel to scenes viewed with the eyewear. In one example, a lens for viewing a white golf ball includes an object-contrast spectral window that transmits radiation at wavelengths of about 440 nm, a background window that transmits wavelengths at about 550 nm, and a spectral-width window that transmits wavelengths between about 620 nm and 700 nm. Similar eyewear can be configured for other activities. Methods for selecting filters and lenses for such eyewear are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan W. Reichow, Karl Citek, Robert L. Yolton
  • Activity-specific optical filters and eyewear using such filters
    Patent number: 6631987
    Abstract: Eyewear include lenses having spectral transmittances selected for viewing an object with respect to a background The spectral transmittances are selected to provide a natural feel to scenes viewed with the eyewear. In one example, a lens for viewing a white golf ball includes an object-contrast spectral window that transmits radiation at wavelengths of about 440 nm, a background window that transmits wavelengths at about 550 nm, and a spectral-width window that transmits wavelengths between about 620 nm and 700 nm. Similar eyewear can be configured for other activities. Methods for selecting filters and lenses for such eyewear are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan W. Reichow, Karl Citek, Robert L. Yolton
  • Activity-specific optical filters and eyewear using such filters
    Publication number: 20020140901
    Abstract: Eyewear include lenses having spectral transmittances selected for viewing an object with respect to a background. The spectral transmittances are selected to provide a natural feel to scenes viewed with the eyewear. In one example, a lens for viewing a white golf ball includes an object-contrast spectral window that transmits radiation at wavelengths of about 440 nm, a background window that transmits wavelengths at about 550 nm, and a spectral-width window that transmits wavelengths between about 620 nm and 700 nm. Similar eyewear can be configured for other activities. Methods for selecting filters and lenses for such eyewear are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Alan W. Reichow, Karl Citek, Robert L. Yolton
  • Activity-specific optical filters and eyewear using such filters
    Publication number: 20020135734
    Abstract: Eyewear include lenses having spectral transmittances selected for viewing an object with respect to a background The spectral transmittances are selected to provide a natural feel to scenes viewed with the eyewear. In one example, a lens for viewing a white golf ball includes an object-contrast spectral window that transmits radiation at wavelengths of about 440 nm, a background window that transmits wavelengths at about 550 nm, and a spectral-width window that transmits wavelengths between about 620 nm and 700 nm. Similar eyewear can be configured for other activities. Methods for selecting filters and lenses for such eyewear are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Alan W. Reichow, Karl Citek, Robert L. Yolton