With Seal (e.g., Cup) For Each Eye Patents (Class 2/440)
  • Patent number: 11724158
    Abstract: The present invention relates to water goggles, and particularly relates to water goggles having an excellent waterproofing effect, including a rim, a lens sealedly arranged on the rim, an elastic waterproofing ring sealedly arranged on an inside edge of the rim, and a head band whereof two ends are separately connected to the elastic waterproofing ring. The flexible waterproofing ring includes a first connection part connected to the rim, a support part connected to the first connection part, a left-eye contact part connected to the support part and pressed against the rim of a person's left eye, and a right-eye contact part connected to the support part and pressed against the rim of a person's right eye. The left side of the head band is connected to the left-eye contact part, and the right side of the head band is connected to the right-eye contact part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen Reanson Products Co., LTD
    Inventor: Dongqing Yu
  • Patent number: 11478144
    Abstract: A contact arrangement for an eye examining instrument is located between an eye that is examined and a section of the eye examining instrument, the section is directed toward the eye that is examined. The contact arrangement is disposable, biocompatible with skin and made of biodegradable material. A first side of the contact arrangement is set in contact with the skin around the eye that is examined. A second side of the contact arrangement is attached with a counterpart of the eye examining instrument in a tool-free manner without touching with hands to the contact arrangement, the attachment being releasable, at the section, which is directed toward the eye that is examined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: OPTOMED OYJ
    Inventors: Alpo Keinänen, Ilkka Jolma, Markku Virta
  • Patent number: 10966471
    Abstract: A soft medical silicone edged cushion may significantly reduce air leakage and provide comfort to a wearer of a face mask, for example, when the face mask is continually worn by a healthcare worker for a twelve hour shift of medical duty. The cushion may preferably be U-shaped and comprise a cross-section for holding an extra soft silicone gel, yet be sufficiently hard and elastic and of predetermined circumference to be adaptable to self-installation to the lateral edges of a face mask and coatable to protect from the escape of air and to fit comfortably despite the use of elastic straps with the face mask or the presence of solid plastic lateral edges of an oxygen mask or a ventilator mask. The cushion may be used to cushion a solid plastic laterally edged oxygen or ventilator mask against the use of elastic ties to tie the face mask around a patient's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ASLAN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, LLC
    Inventor: Suat Yelken
  • Patent number: 10834978
    Abstract: A soft medical silicone edged cushion may significantly reduce air leakage and provide comfort to a wearer of a face mask, for example, when the face mask is continually worn by a healthcare worker for a twelve hour shift of medical duty. The cushion may preferably be U-shaped and comprise a cross-section for holding an extra soft silicone gel, yet be sufficiently hard and elastic and of predetermined circumference to be adaptable to self-installation to the lateral edges of a face mask and coatable to protect from the escape of air and to fit comfortably despite the use of elastic straps with the face mask or the presence of solid plastic lateral edges of an oxygen mask or a ventilator mask. The cushion may be used to cushion a solid plastic laterally edged oxygen or ventilator mask against the use of elastic ties to tie the face mask around a patient's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Inventor: Suat Yelken
  • Patent number: 10561902
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pair of googles which comprise a frame with two rims in which an optical unit is respectively intended for being assembled via a reversible attachment device in order to provide an inner attachment of said optical unit in said rim, each device comprising a button and a cavity rigidly connected to an outer edge of the optical unit and the rim, respectively, said button being capable of being inserted into said cavity in order to provide external locking of the optical unit in the rim, each rim having one recess opening onto the rear, each optical unit having a front bearing surface which, in the assembled state, is arranged against a rear complementary bearing surface of said recess, at least one of the outer edges being reversibly deformable to allow the placement and the withdrawal of said button in said cavity when the bearing surfaces are arranged against one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Inventor: Damien Saumureau
  • Patent number: 10558035
    Abstract: Disclosed is an observation mask of a dermatoscope (3), comprising a mask body (1) connected to the front end of the dermatoscope (3), and an observation lens (2) arranged on the mask body (1), wherein the mask body (1) and the observation lens (2) are of the same non-metallic material, the observation lens (2) and the mask body (1) are provided integrally, and the observation lens (2) is transparent. The observation mask has a simple structure, is easy to install, can be used in a disposable way, is safe and healthy, and also protects a lens surface of the dermatoscope (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: ZUMAX MEDICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Shunguo Shen, Jianyue Li, Xiaohua Yang, Xiaotian Chen
  • Patent number: 10247949
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a display device with a holder that can be fitted on the head of a user includes a front section in which two spectacle lenses are arranged which are connected to each other via a central part, an imaging unit secured to the holder, which generates an image, and an imaging optical system secured to the holder which, when the holder is fitted on the head of the user, images the generated image into an exit pupil such that the user can perceive it as a virtual image with his first eye. The first spectacle lens with the coupling-out section is positioned in such a way that the exit pupil of the imaging optical system coincides at least partially with the pupil of the first eye of the user when the holder is fitted on the head of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: tooz technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Ersun Kartal, Karsten Lindig, Torsten Braendle, Manfred Maul, Norbert Kerwien
  • Patent number: 10166356
    Abstract: A reversible frame assembly includes a body, a cushion assembly coupling, and a reversing device. The body has a first side and a second side. The body includes at least a first body member and a second body member. The body is coupled to a cushion assembly at the cushion assembly coupling with the cushion assembly disposed on one of the first or second sides of the body. The body is structured to be disposed in one of two concave configurations, a first concave configuration, wherein the body first side is concave about at least a portion of the cushion assembly, and a second concave configuration, wherein the body second side is concave about at least a portion of the cushion assembly. The reversing device is structured to allow the body to move between the first configuration and second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Erika Franzen
  • Patent number: 10124138
    Abstract: A sealing interface forms part of an apparatus for supplying a flow of respiratory gases to a user. The sealing interface comprises a foam or gel inner cushion and a thin resilient rubber outer sheath. A face side of the inner cushion resiliently supports the outer sheath. The inner cushion has a toothed profile formed on the face side of the inner cushion. The toothed profile consists of at least one tooth having an apex on the perimeter of the inner cushion. The apex is positioned between two valleys in the perimeter of the inner cushion. In use the apex of each tooth of the toothed profile is in supporting contact with the outer sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Alastair Edwin McAuley, Mark McLaren, Wen Dong Huang
  • Patent number: 10042169
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a miniature projection device comprising a housing and a display module having a lens module inside it, wherein the lens module comprises a lens barrel and a lens inside it. A front dustproof cushion is sandwiched between the lens barrel front opening edge and the display module display region frame and a rear dustproof cushion is sandwiched between the lens barrel rear opening edge and the housing window such that the lens is packaged in a sealed space enclosed by the lens barrel. The window, the display module and a display region of the display module are located in the sealed space. The dustproof structure of the miniature projection device has a high dustproof level without being affected by various openings on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: BEIJING PICO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Feng Zhang
  • Patent number: 9977263
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to ophthalmic lenses consisting of a front surface coating section made of a multi-layer structure that reflects digital blue light, a lens section, and a rear surface coating section made of a multi-layer structure that absorbs digital blue light while allowing higher energy blue light to pass through. The lens equalizes the light energy differences of the light exiting from the rear surface of the lens, offering a hi level of contrast perception and sharpness. The ophthalmic lenses employ photonic crystal thin films made from fully transparent nanostructures. The lenses fully block UV light while at the same time efficiently filtering blue light emitted from digital devices and monitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Inventor: Spyridon Iordanis
  • Patent number: 9364718
    Abstract: Swimming goggles are provided with a retroscopic lens angle and broad peripheral viewing angles to enhance a swimmer's forward-to-cranial-looking vision and peripheral vision both above and below the waterline during swimming activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: ROKA SPORTS, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Tracy, Mark Stephens, Robert Canales, Kurt Spenser
  • Patent number: 9352191
    Abstract: Swimming goggles include left and right frames each having an inner peripheral face and an outer peripheral face and being assembled with a lens, a connecting element interconnecting the left and right frames, skirt portions being respectively attached to the inner peripheral faces, and head strap apparatuses. Each of the inner peripheral faces is defined with a first arc face and a second arc face, in which the first arc face connected with the outer face, and the second arc face connected with the skirt portion. The first and second arc faces cooperatively form an angle less than 180 degrees so as to enable the skirt portions to be hermetically attached to contours of eye sockets and a nose of a wearer, whereby providing a comfortable wearing of the swimming goggles for the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: GLOBAL ESPRIT INC
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Publication number: 20150089727
    Abstract: Swimming goggles include left and right frames each having an inner peripheral face and an outer peripheral face and being assembled with a lens, a connecting element interconnecting the left and right frames, skirt portions being respectively attached to the inner peripheral faces, and head strap apparatuses. Each of the inner peripheral faces is defined with a first arc face and a second arc face, in which the first arc face connected with the outer face, and the second arc face connected with the skirt portion. The first and second arc faces cooperatively form an angle less than 180 degrees so as to enable the skirt portions to be hermetically attached to contours of eye sockets and a nose of a wearer, whereby providing a comfortable wearing of the swimming goggles for the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Global Esprit Inc.
    Inventor: HERMAN CHIANG
  • Patent number: 8978168
    Abstract: A pair of swim goggles include a connecting frame being assembled with a left lens frame and a right lens frame and a head strap, characterized in that the left and the right lens frames respectively have a lens and a frame body, an upper side and a lower side of the frame body respectively provided with a track thereon, the connecting frame including a first rib and a second rib spaced apart from each other and respectively defining a connection part thereon for being detachably coupled with the respective track, whereby the left and the right lens frames are detachably and separately assembled with the respective first rib and second rib and therefore are slidable with respect to the first and the second ribs though the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Global Esprit Inc.
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 8959670
    Abstract: A pair of swim goggles include a lens frame body, a lens unit, and buckle devices, characterized in that each of the buckle devices includes: a resilient element, an engaging arm, and at least a button, wherein the resilient element has a first base plate and a second base plate both bending in a same direction and spaced away from each other, the first and second base plates having end portions at opposite ends thereof, the engaging arm having a connecting end and an engaging end opposite the connecting end, the connecting end connected with the first base plate, the engaging end engaged with a head strap after being assembled, the at least a button having a press portion and a linking portion opposite the press portion, the linking portion connected to one of the end portions of the first and second base plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Global Esprit Inc.
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 8955170
    Abstract: Swimming goggles include left and right frame bodies installed with lenses, a connecting element, and protective pads and head strap bases respectively disposed on the left and right frame bodies. The left and right frame bodies each of which has an inner peripheral face and an outer peripheral face, and the protective pads each has a face contact portion and a connecting portion. Contours of the outer peripheral faces of the left and right frame bodies and the face contact portions are fit to face portions with respect to inner peripheries of eye sockets of a cranium of a wearer. Upper and lower edges of the face contact portions with respect to lower sides of eyebrows and lower sides of under-eye bags remain gaps with the connecting portions in a manner that the upper and lower edges of the face contact portions are nearly in contact with the connecting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Global Esprit Inc.
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Publication number: 20140115762
    Abstract: An eye cover for use in an aquatic environment is provided. In certain embodiments, the eye cover comprises an elastic headband configured to be worn around a wearer's head and configured in use to cover or surround the wearer's eyes. The elastic headband can be configured to provide an at least water-resistant seal around the wearer's eyes. At least one eye chamber disposed on a surface of the headband that in use faces the wearer's eyes can further be provided. The at least one eye chamber permit the wearer's eyes to remain open when the headband covers the wearer's eyes. The at least one eye chamber comprises a flange extending from the headband, wherein the flange is configured to provide at least a water-resistant seal around the wearer's eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventor: Karl Kaiser
  • Patent number: 8667612
    Abstract: The invention relates to an eye protection cap to protect an eye of a person to be treated against electromagnetic radiation, in particular against laser radiation. The eye protection cap comprises a dimensionally stable shaped body, which has a free edge for adjacent arrangement in relation to the person to be treated, limits a hollow shaped body interior, is formed from a silicone material and has a self-holding region for independent holding on the person to be treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Laservision GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Fröhlich, Peter Bura
  • Patent number: 8650667
    Abstract: Swimming goggles includes goggle bodies and face-contact pads. Each face-contact pad is mounted to the goggle body wherein an upper bottom surface and a lower bottom surface, respectively being in contact with positions above and below each eye of a wearer, are asymmetrically formed, and a distance from a lens front surface of the goggle body and an extension surface of the lens front surface to the lower bottom surface is greater than a distance from the lens front surface and the extension surface to the upper bottom surface. The swimming goggles does not leave un-wanted mark of the face-contact pad around the eyes of the wearer, a wearer does not feel uncomfortable, and water does not enter inside the goggles even when a high water pressure is applied at the time of diving or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Yamamoto Kagaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Tominaga, Shinichi Hadehara
  • Patent number: 8555425
    Abstract: Aquatic goggles may incorporate a pair of eyepieces, a nosebridge extending between the eyepieces, and a headstrap. In some configurations, at least one of the eyepieces includes a lens, a gasket extending around the lens, and an extension member extending outward from the lens. The extension member defines a strap connection point, with a distance along the extension member and between the lens and the strap connection point being at least three centimeters, and the headstrap is secured to the strap connection point. In other configurations, a fairing extends outward from the lens, and a majority of the fairing may be located within an outer area of the lens. In further configurations, the gasket defines an indentation with varying depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Louis Keegan
  • Patent number: 8359673
    Abstract: A swimming goggle having connector members which are formed by a material which is flexible, elastically deformable and has rigidity as well as hardness higher than those of the head strap where each of the eye cups is formed on its laterally outer portion with a sloped guide depression and a stopper extending in the vertical direction so as to straddle the guide depression, and the connector member has a front end segment adapted to be connected the eye cup and a rear end segment adapted to be connected with the head strap wherein the front end segment is formed with a latching detent adapted to be engaged with the stopper while the rear end segment is formed with an insertion hole through which the head strap is inserted so that the connector member is inserted with its rear end segment ahead into a gap between the guide depression and the stopper until the latching detent is engaged with the stopper to connect the connector member to the eye cup in a detachable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Tabata Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shunji Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 8281417
    Abstract: A mask for aquatic activities, the mask comprising a relatively rigid frame carrying at least one transparent lens, and a flexible skirt joined with a perimeter of the frame. The mask also includes a strap for holding the mask against a user's head and buckles for adjusting the length of the strap. The buckles are joined with lateral sides of the frame by brackets extending from the lateral sides. The brackets are made of a selected flexible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Cressi-Sub SA
    Inventor: Carlos Alberto Godoy
  • Patent number: 8272071
    Abstract: An eye cover for use in an aquatic environment is provided. In certain embodiments, the eye cover comprises an elastic headband configured to be worn around a wearer's head and configured in use to cover or surround the wearer's eyes. The elastic headband can be configured to provide an at least water-resistant seal around the wearer's eyes. At least one eye chamber disposed on a surface of the headband that in use faces the wearer's eyes can further be provided. The at least one eye chamber permit the wearer's eyes to remain open when the headband covers the wearer's eyes. The at least one eye chamber comprises a flange extending from the headband, wherein the flange is configured to provide at least a water-resistant seal around the wearer's eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Inventor: Karl Kaiser
  • Patent number: 8250678
    Abstract: A protective eyewear includes a bridge unit, two lens rims, and two sealing gaskets as the major functional components which are made of different silicone materials with different degrees of hardness, and are integrally bonded together to form an integrated goggle frame. The functional components are made of different types of silicone materials as long as they are soft and flexible. Each functional component has a preset hardness determined by the type of silicone material being used, to achieve the different purposes of use for different activities, such as competition or general swimming activity. The functional components are also made into different color to provide aesthetic effect. In additional, the manufacture method not only provides manufacturing different functional components for enabling mix and match design but also facilitates the goggle frame for mass production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Tian Hui Silicone (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ha Heang Sup
  • Patent number: 8225430
    Abstract: Swimming goggles have a frame unit, lenses and buckles assembled on the frame unit, and at least a head strap with a plurality of stop grooves. Each buckle comprises an abutting arm having a stop end, an operating lever being movable transversely and bringing the abutting arm to move, and an offset portion between the abutting arm and the operating lever. When the operating lever moves transversely, the offset portion makes the stop end of the abutting arm move upward or downward to abut or release the stop grooves of the head strap. The swimming goggles adjust length of the head strap easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 8185973
    Abstract: The invention concerns a series of underwater vision articles comprising two optical elements (1, 3), two sealing elements placed in contact with the face via their right and left contact areas (2, 4), having the following characteristics: the optical elements are placed flatly on a plane on the side opposite the contact areas: P1, P2 represent respective points that are the lowest and to the furthest left from the inner edge (5) or outer edge (6) of the left contact area (4); P3, P4 represent respective points that are the lowest and the furthest right from the inner edge (7) or outer edge (8) of the right contact area (2). Independent of the size, the ratio between PP2,4 and PP1,3 is constant, and/or the ratio between, on the one hand, PP2,4 and a constant and, on the other, PP1,2 is constant or PPi,j is the distance between Pi and Pj for any i and j.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Decathlon
    Inventor: Nicolas Barjot
  • Patent number: 8161578
    Abstract: A padding device includes a connecting portion for engaging with a body of a pair of swimming/diving goggles. The connecting portion includes a lateral wall extending between front and rear walls. An annular, outer wall extension extends rearward from the lateral wall. A front connecting wall extends from the outer wall extension. An annular, inner wall extension extends perpendicularly to and rearward from an inner edge of the rear wall. A bend extends outward from an inner end of the inner wall extension and has a rear connecting wall located behind the front connecting wall. A spacing portion is defined between the inner and outer wall extensions. The front and rear connecting walls are engaged with each other and seal the spacing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Inventor: Terry Chou
  • Publication number: 20110289662
    Abstract: Goggles comprising a protective lens, a frame member and a viscous foam layer comprising a viscous foam portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Gordini U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventor: Seth Neary
  • Publication number: 20110271432
    Abstract: A pair of swim goggles include a connecting frame being assembled with a left lens frame and a right lens frame and a head strap, characterized in that the left and the right lens frames respectively have a lens and a frame body, an upper side and a lower side of the frame body respectively provided with a track thereon, the connecting frame including a first rib and a second rib spaced apart from each other and respectively defining a connection part thereon for being detachably coupled with the respective track, whereby the left and the right lens frames are detachably and separately assembled with the respective first rib and second rib and therefore are slidable with respect to the first and the second ribs though the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: GLOBAL ESPRIT INC.
    Inventor: HERMAN CHIANG
  • Patent number: 8028350
    Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments of eyewear provided for advantageous use in sports and work, as well as in casual activity. According to one embodiment, an eyeglass can include a frame and an eyecup assembly coupled to the frame. The eyecup assembly can include a resilient side member that has a first proximal portion that is fixed relative to the frame and a second distal portion that is movable relative to the frame and biased toward the frame. The eyecup assembly can also include an adjustment mechanism that is coupled to the resilient side member and positioned at least partially between the resilient side member and the frame. The adjustment mechanism can be selectively operable to flex the resilient side member to move the second distal portion away from the frame and to un-flex the resilient side member to move the second distal portion toward the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Pan-Optx, Inc.
    Inventor: John E. G. Hogen
  • Publication number: 20110191948
    Abstract: Swimming goggles include a frame body, lenses received in the frame body, and buckles assembled on left and right side of the frame body. Each buckle has a first cover and a second cover assembled together, and a manipulation element assembled between the first cover and the second cover. The manipulation element has a base bar, a biasing plate formed on an end of the base bar, and two control arms integrally formed on an opposite end of the base bar. Flexible branches respectively extend from the two control arms, and connect with the base bar slantwise. When the free ends of the two control arms are pressed, the branches are pressed and deformed, the base bar being forced to move the pressing plate to a side with an end of the pressing plate as a fulcrum, whereby the pressing plate disengages from the groove of the head strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: HERMAN CHIANG
  • Publication number: 20110131712
    Abstract: A protective eyewear includes a bridge unit, two lens rims, and two sealing gaskets as the major functional components which are made of different silicone materials with different degrees of hardness, and are integrally bonded together to form an integrated goggle frame. The functional components are made of different types of silicone materials as long as they are soft and flexible. Each functional component has a preset hardness determined by the type of silicone material being used, to achieve the different purposes of use for different activities, such as competition or general swimming activity. The functional components are also made into different color to provide aesthetic effect. In additional, the manufacture method not only provides manufacturing different functional components for enabling mix and match design but also facilitates the goggle frame for mass production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventor: Ha Heang Sup
  • Patent number: 7941874
    Abstract: Swimming or diving goggles includes a lens unit including two viewing sections. A front face of each viewing section is a portion of a peripheral face of a cone. The cone has an apex and a bottom face, and the peripheral face extends between the apex and the bottom face. A spacing from a top face of each viewing section to a vertical axis passing through a center of the bottom face in the thickness direction is smaller than a spacing from a bottom face of the viewing section to the vertical axis in the thickness direction. A normal plane perpendicular to each of the two viewing sections is at an acute angle with the vertical axis. Each viewing section is a curved face in a circumferential direction about the vertical axis. A frame mechanism is coupled to the lens unit and in intimate contact with eye sockets of a wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Inventor: Terry Chou
  • Publication number: 20110088150
    Abstract: Swimming goggles includes goggle bodies and face-contact pads. Each face-contact pat is mounted to the goggle body wherein an upper bottom surface and a lower bottom surface, respectively being in contact with positions above and below each eye of a wearer, are asymmetrically formed, and a distance from a lens front surface of the goggle body and an extension surface of the lens front surface to the lower bottom surface is greater than a distance from the lens front surface and the extension surface to the upper bottom surface. The swimming goggles does not leave un-wanted mark of the face-contact pad around the eyes of the wearer, a wearer does not feel uncomfortable, and water does not enter inside the goggles even when a high water pressure is applied at the time of diving or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: YAMAMOTO KOGAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirofumi TOMINAGA, Shinichi HADEHARA
  • Publication number: 20110056003
    Abstract: A structure of swimming goggles includes a pair of flexible gaskets, a pair of flexible lenses, a pair of frame clamps, and a pair of buckles. The flexible gaskets are integrally connected to each other by a connected section arranged therebetween. The flexible lenses are respectively fit to and received in the first and second flexible gaskets. The first and second frame clamps are respectively fit over the first and second flexible gaskets. The buckles are respectively mounted to openings defined in the frame clamps. A uses may change lenses of different light transmittances based on his or her needs and the resilient restoration of the frames and the lenses, after being bent, provides excellent water tightness therebetween so that difficulty of assembling and manufacturing costs of the lenses can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventor: YING-RU CHEN
  • Patent number: 7891025
    Abstract: A protective device for eyes, for example, goggles of a shield, includes a double lens member, a frame member and a face fixation member. The double lens member includes a front lens, a back lens and a gasket. The front lens and the back lens are made of polycarbonate resins, polyurethane resins, polyester resins or polyamide resins. The front lens and the back lens are disposed in parallel with the gasket therebetween in order to form a space surrounded with the front lens, the back lens and the gasket. This device is excellent in the antifogging property in the double lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Yamamoto Kogaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kobayashi, Kimio Matsumoto, Koichiro Oka
  • Patent number: 7865978
    Abstract: An eyemask is formed in such a structure that the protuberance shape of the coupling section (1A) of the first and second eyemask sections (2, 3) connected by the coupling section (1A) is made bigger, and that the light stopping walls (16) are formed on the planar inner face sections (6A) while the nose supporting plates (17) are formed on the annular rim sections (6) thus preventing the eyemask from shifting out of the nose (20) and achieving the light shielding effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Nawari Trading Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidehiro Kitayama
  • Publication number: 20100319111
    Abstract: An apparatus including a first surface configured to attach the apparatus to a second surface of another object, and a plurality of elongated nanofibers. Each nanofiber has one end connected to the first surface and an opposite end extending away from the first surface. The plurality of elongated nanofibers is configured to adhere to the second surface by nanoadhesion when brought into contact with the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
    Inventor: Jason BERNS
  • Publication number: 20100299815
    Abstract: The present invention provides goggles with rubber seals around the face/eyes and comprises of adjustable elastic bands which ensures a tight liquid seal. These adjustable elastic bands are placed around each ear, thus providing full/complete eye protection and complete access to a person's scalp/hair during the cleaning/treatment process. The weep holes in the bottom edge which are ¼ inch in front of the lower rubber seals provide an outlet of any droplets or condensation that may form inside the goggles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Martha F. Wells, Michael T. Cravatt
  • Publication number: 20100199411
    Abstract: An eye cover for use in an aquatic environment is provided. In certain embodiments, the eye cover comprises an elastic headband configured to be worn around a wearer's head and configured in use to cover or surround the wearer's eyes. The elastic headband can be configured to provide an at least water-resistant seal around the wearer's eyes. At least one eye chamber disposed on a surface of the headband that in use faces the wearer's eyes can further be provided. The at least one eye chamber permit the wearer's eyes to remain open when the headband covers the wearer's eyes. The at least one eye chamber comprises a flange extending from the headband, wherein the flange is configured to provide at least a water-resistant seal around the wearer's eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventor: Karl KAISER
  • Patent number: 7647650
    Abstract: Swimming goggles include a couple of reticulate holding frames connected by a bridge, a couple of frames assembled in the reticulate holding frames, a couple of eyeglasses assembled in the frames, and fasteners. The reticulate holding frames are made of rigid material. Each reticulate holding frame forms a first and a second locking annulus corresponding to each other. Each reticulate holding frame defines an assembling opening in outward sides of the first and the second locking annulus. A first and a second connecting sheets respectively extend from opposing sides of the assembling opening and are assembled together when the swimming goggles are assembled. The frames are made of soft material and are assembled in the reticulate holding frames. The fasteners are assembled on the first and the second connecting sheets of the reticulate holding frames, and press the first and the second connecting sheets in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Publication number: 20090188023
    Abstract: This invention discloses sports eyeglasses containing an inner removable sealing member, commonly referred to as eye cup, where the inner removable sealing member contains overlapping profile where the overlapping profile acts as attachment means to attach the inner removable sealing member to the main eyeglasses frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventor: Roger Wei Yi Hsu
  • Patent number: 7552484
    Abstract: A pair of swimming goggles has two ocular assemblies connected by a bridging element, and the means to adjust their separation. The bridging element is composed, symmetrically in relation to a median plane, of a central body and, laterally on either side of the latter, of a lower stalk and an upper stalk which are flexible and attached to an ocular assembly. Each of the two ocular assemblies has first temporary locking resources, at least on a first face. At least one of the stalks is fitted with second temporary locking resources, designed to fit onto the first temporary locking resources so that the temporary locking of the said stalk on the said first face of the ocular assembly is achieved at a distance from the central body chosen by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Decathlon
    Inventors: Jean Marc Seynhaeve, François Barbier
  • Publication number: 20090056001
    Abstract: The invention concerns a series of underwater vision articles comprising two optical elements (1, 3), two sealing elements placed in contact with the face via their right and left contact areas (2, 4), having the following characteristics: the optical elements are placed flatly on a plane on the side opposite the contact areas: P1, P2 represent respective points that are the lowest and to the furthest left from the inner edge (5) or outer edge (6) of the left contact area (4); P3, P4 represent respective points that are the lowest and the furthest right from the inner edge (7) or outer edge (8) of the right contact area (2). Independent of the size, the ratio between PP2,4 and PP1,3 is constant, and/or the ratio between, on the one hand, PP2,4 and a constant and, on the other, PP1,2 is constant or PPi,j is the distance between Pi and Pj for any i and j.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: Nicolas Barjot
  • Publication number: 20090038060
    Abstract: Swimming goggles are provided including an outer frame and an inner frame integrally formed together, lenses respectively received in the outer frame, and a strap device with a head strap. The outer frame includes a first frame unitarily formed with hard material. The first frame defines receiving slots respectively for receiving the lenses. Each receiving slot has an inner edge with a first positioning portion formed thereon. The inner frame includes a second frame formed by soft material enveloping along the first frame, and defines openings respectively corresponding to the receiving slots. The lenses form second positioning portions along rims thereof for engaging with the first positioning portions. The strap device includes base portions respectively assembled on opposite sides of the first frame for supporting and adjusting the head strap. The strap device is only assembled to the first frame of the outer frame when being assembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventor: HERMAN CHIANG
  • Publication number: 20090038061
    Abstract: A frame structure for use in goggles is disclosed. The frame structure comprises a main body, which comprises a hard portion and a soft portion. The hard portion is a rigid body, while the soft portion is an elastomer. The soft and the hard portions are molded integrally, wherein the integrally molded portions define at least one receiving space and is adapted to receive at least one lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: QBAS Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chih-Cheng SHIUE
  • Patent number: 7475435
    Abstract: The present invention concerns embodiments of swim goggles. In one embodiment, the goggles include a pair of eyepieces that are not interconnected by a nose piece or a head strap. Each eyepiece includes a transparent lens portion that covers an eye and a peripheral frame portion surrounding a respective lens portion. The frame portion of each eyepiece has a posterior surface that carries an adhesive layer (e.g., a layer of adhesive tape) for adhesively securing the eyepiece to the skin adjacent the eyes. In another embodiment, the eyepieces can be interconnected by a nose piece and a head strap. The lens portion of each eyepiece includes a flat, anterior lens and a flat, side lens that is connected to a temporal edge of the anterior lens and is inclined away from the anterior lens to reduce hydrodynamic drag and optical distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Dylan S. Van Atta, Alan W. Reichow, Karl M. Citek, Robert M. Bruce
  • Patent number: 7395554
    Abstract: A mask for eyes is disclosed to include a mask body, a support member formed of an elastic material and fixedly fastened to the mask body at the back, the support member having a thin flap containing a natural mineral stone powder or blocks that emits negative ions, far infrared rays, electrons and radioactive rays to produce Holmishis Effect, and two fastening members for securing the mask body to the user's ears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Nawari Trading Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidehiro Kitayama
  • Publication number: 20080086797
    Abstract: A mask is disclosed. In one embodiment, the mask is a diving mask and includes a soft flirt; a plastic frame formed with the flirt; a strap interconnected both ends of the frame; two auxiliary eye frames; two lenses fitted in the frame by securing the auxiliary eye frames to the frame; and a brace either fully or partially formed in either a central portion of the frame or a connecting portion of the auxiliary eye frames by subjecting to injection molding and cooling processes. The brace includes holes, latches, and recesses for increasing its secure engagement with the frame. The enhanced frame can effectively resist collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Cheng Shiue