Partially Occluding The Light-path Area Patents (Class 351/45)
  • Patent number: 7328997
    Abstract: Opaque films adhering electrostatically to lenses of eyewear, are used to train baseball fielders and golfers. For baseball, the films, placed on the lower parts of the lenses establish opaque areas which encourage the player to follow a ball visually throughout its entire path of travel toward the player's glove. The opaque areas may have a convex upper edge or a concave upper edge. In the latter case, the training aid can be used, without modification to train the player in batting. For golf an opaque film covers one lens, and an opaque film having a lenticular transparent opening in its upper part is placed on the other lens. The films encourage the golfer to keep his or her head down and behind the ball during the downswing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignees: St. Moritz Limited Partnership, Penllyn Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Vincent J. Russomagno, David S. Foulke
  • Patent number: 7306331
    Abstract: A vision enhancement and protection device for night time driving of automobiles where the driver is subjected to the high intensity light of the headlights of oncoming vehicles and the reflected light from the rear view mirror of the headlights of automobiles following the driver's automobile. The device is a light attenuation device applied to normal eyeglass lenses, or a separate set of lenses which may be clipped on to a set of normal eyeglasses, in a particular location and orientation relative to the location of the driver's pupils behind the eyeglasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Inventor: Alan Tigert
  • Patent number: 7264352
    Abstract: Spectacles for reducing glare due to oncoming traffic while driving at night. The spectacles include a mask or filter that blocks light from entering the wearer's eyes when the source of light is on the opposing side of the highway. The mask may either be a part of the lenses of the spectacles or supported in front of the spectacle lenses by means of a “clip-on” device. If a perpendicular reference line is drawn on the lenses that passes through the optical center of the lens, the mask covers the portion of the lens between ˜225° and 15° with respect to the perpendicular (or the mirror image on British-type highways), or, with reference to the face of a clock, the portion of the lens between 7:30 and 12:30. The mask can be opaque, or it can be a low transmissivity filter (transmissivity ˜10%) or a notch filter that passes only red light. The angle from which oncoming light can be blocked my be changed by a slight rotation of the wearer's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Inventor: Romuald Anthony
  • Patent number: 7261845
    Abstract: A plastic lens which absorbs ultraviolet light having wavelength of about 400 nm and suppresses coloring and a process for producing the lens. A plastic lens may be made from a composition which comprises (A) a lens material monomer comprising diethylene glycol bisallylcarbonate, (B) an organic peroxide-based polymerization initiator, (C) a cobalt compound represented by at least one of CoO.Al2O3 and Co.Al2O4, and (D) at least one ultraviolet light absorbent selected from 2-hydroxy-4-octyloxy-benzophenone, 2,2?,4,4?-tetrahydroxy-4-octyloxybenzophenone and 2,2?,4?-trihydroxy-4-octyloxybenzophenone. A process for producing a plastic lens comprises mixing component (A), component (B), a cobalt fluid comprising component (C) in a dispersant and component (D) and a step of casting the mixed fluid into a mold and polymerizing the fluid to obtain a plastic lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Shinsuke Itoh, Masahisa Kosaka
  • Patent number: 7216976
    Abstract: An impact strength synthetic resin lens is provided in which transparency of a synthetic resin lens material of a polyurethane and releasability are improved to improve productivity and no stria are produced. The impact strength synthetic resin lens is manufactured by casting and curing a polyurethane resin composition which a polyurethane resin composition for molding optical lenses, comprising, as essential components, a prepolymer obtained by reacting an alicyclic polyisocyanate having two or more isocyanate groups with a polyol having two or more hydroxy groups, an internal mold lubricant and a decolored aromatic diamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Talex Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kanichi Tamura, Shoichi Mitsuuchi, Chung-Tang Chang
  • Patent number: 7195350
    Abstract: An apparatus for light filtration is disclosed. The apparatus has a support structure. A lens is coupled to the support structure. The lens includes a first portion for performing light filtration, and a second portion. The second portion performs substantially less light filtration than the first portion or performs no light filtration. A distinct separation zone can be located between the first portion and the second portion. An apparatus for light filtration having an associated viewing area is disclosed. The apparatus includes a support structure, and a lens coupled to the support structure for performing light filtration. A portion of the lens is cut-out to allow for a portion of the viewing area to receive no light filtration. A method of making the same is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Inventor: Nathan Kurzrok
  • Patent number: 7165837
    Abstract: This invention provides swimming goggles that improve the field of vision, and particularly improve the field of vision while swimming. The eye cup 2 comprises: a contact section that comes in contact with the area surrounding the eye; a peripheral section 6 that is located around that contact section and that, when worn, extends a specified distance forward in the viewing direction; and a forward-viewing section 7 that is arranged such that the bottom is located on the front end section of the bottom of the peripheral section 6, and the top is located on or near the aforementioned contact section. Also, a difficult-viewing section 14 is located at least at the bottom part of the peripheral section 6 below the center position of the forward-viewing section 7 such that it is more difficult to see through than the top portion of the forward-viewing section 7, which makes it possible to improve the field of vision as well as makes it possible to swim without sensing the light refraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Inventors: Takeshi Yokota, Keiko Yokota
  • Patent number: 7030902
    Abstract: The method uses three pictures, A, B and C, two of which are substantially similar pictures having images, A, B, and one that is dissimilar, usually a solid color, C. Continuous movement is created by repetitively viewing the series A, B, C. Additionally, each picture can be blended or superimposed to create a blended A/B, C/A and B/C and then the blend put together with the others, in a series, C/A, A, A/B, B, B/C, C. This series is then repeated a plurality of times to create an illusion of sustained, ongoing motion with a degree of three-dimensionality, with synchronous Pulfrich light-filtering available to enhance the effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Inventor: Kenneth Jacobs
  • Patent number: 6988799
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens and display and demonstration system uses a plurality of display sheets, each with a mounting surface. The mounting surfaces have different lens outlines, representing a variety of different lens sizes and shapes. Individual lens patterns made from electrostatic vinyl plastic or similar material are correspondingly shaped to the outlines on the mounting surfaces and are removably secured to the surfaces. The lens patterns are of differing shapes and tints. The plurality of display sheets are stored in a notebook, display box or similar display medium. In use, a lens pattern is simply peeled off the mounting surface of a display sheet and applied directly to the surface of the lenses of the eyeglass frames being considered by the eyeglass purchaser. In this manner, the purchaser can visualize how the eyeglasses will actually look with any given lens shape and tint, before the actual lenses are fitted in the frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Elliott R. Heisman
  • Patent number: 6957889
    Abstract: Spectacles having a ray shading visor preventing light rays from contacting an upper portion of the lens. The spectacles comprise at least one temple piece and at least one lens of predetermined thickness connected to the temple piece having an inner face, an outer face, and a center point centrally located on the outer face of the lens. A receiving structure integrally formed within the lens receives the ray shading visor. The visor structure is non-translucent and has an outer surface arcuately extending outwardly from the outer face of the lens toward the center point of the lens. An inner surface of the visor is shaped to matingly rest adjacent the outer face of the fens. The visor has a fastening structure integrally formed with the non-translucent visor and is sized and shaped to be matingly connected to the receiving structure of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Inventor: William J. Steinbock
  • Patent number: 6942336
    Abstract: Opaque films adhering electrostatically to lenses of eyewear, are used to train baseball fielders and golfers. For baseball, films placed on the lower parts of the lenses encourage the player to follow a ball visually throughout its entire path of travel toward the player's glove. For golf an opaque film covers one lens, and an opaque film having a lenticular transparent opening in its upper part is placed on the other lens. The films encourage the golfer to keep the head down and behind the ball during the downswing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignees: Penllyn Limited Partnership, St. Moritz Limited Partnership
    Inventors: David S. Foulke, Vincent J. Russomagno
  • Patent number: 6910769
    Abstract: A polyvinyl display device for bifocal computer/reading spectacles. The display device enables a person to identify a pair of spectacles having the correct optical center to match the wearer's pupillary separation. The present invention includes, in combination, a pair of spectacles having two near focal powers and a new type of display mechanism that allows the purchaser to choose not only the correct power needed, but also the correct pair of glasses to match the user's pupillary distance (PD). Optical centers of finished reading glasses are marked, then a display device including an opaque polyvinyl static cling film having two, preferably round, holes therein is placed onto the glasses such that the holes in the film overlie the optical centers. When the user dons the glasses, if a solid round area is viewed, the spectacles have the correct size for the user's PD. If a figure eight or two holes is viewed, the PD is too wide. If the user views the outside edges, the PD is too narrow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Inventor: Paula A. Renard
  • Patent number: 6808260
    Abstract: Eyewear comprising a frame and a lens attached to the frame, the lens comprising a unitary lens for covering both eyes of a wearer, the lens including an asymmetrical portion on one side for providing additional protection for the wearer's eyes from the side of the wearer's head, the asymmetrical portion being integral with the unitary lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Stanley Schleger
    Inventor: Thomas Yang
  • Patent number: 6801363
    Abstract: A metallized polymer adhesive film is applied and conforms to the shape of a spherical or aspheric optical surface of a lens to create a reflecting element in an imaging display. In the preferred embodiment the lens, film is mounted on the inside concave surface of a spectacle lens where it assumes the shape of the parent lens to act as a reflective optical element for a glasses mounted display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Inventor: David S. Bettinger
  • Patent number: 6582073
    Abstract: A visual corrective device is provided in the form of a visual field occluder for use with a pair of eyeglasses having a frame formed with an inside bridge joining lens frame portions in which the lenses are seated, a separately attached nose pad, and outside bows, earpieces, on either side for supporting the pair of eyeglasses. The large end of the patch has a slit, which will allow the patch to slide over the nose pad. The small end has a puncture (+) which allows the patch to slide over the earpiece and adjust to fit against the face. The visual field occluder, because of symmetrical design, may be fitted on either the right or left side of a pair of eyeglasses. The field of view of the stronger eye will be occluded by the patch thereby constraining the wearer to exercise greater use of the weaker eye through the field of view of the unoccluded eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Inventors: Doris Jean Hayes, James Lonnie Hayes, Tamara Jeanine Cross
  • Patent number: 6575569
    Abstract: A headlight glare reducing ophthalmic lens system is described as being incorporated into an eyeglass arrangement, or as an attachment to conventional eyeglasses, wherein the lens system is laterally adjustable to allow a user to select the amount of lens tint, or light transmisitivity, that is placed into his viewing path. A pair of lenses, each having a lateral gradient of tint distributed along its horizontal extent, is carried by a beam member which is laterally movable with respect to a corresponding track member to provide the desired amount of glare blocking or light attenuation dependent upon the actual driving conditions being encountered. Alternate embodiments disclose the use of telescoping sections which allow the user to tailor the baseline eyeglass version to his/her personal preferences, and a clip-on version is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Inventor: Perry J. Castellano
  • Patent number: 6558266
    Abstract: Golf training glasses to assist a golfer's swing comprising a frame, a pair of lenses associated with the frame and a sight guide associated with each lens. The sight guide includes an upper guide bar and a lower guide bar, wherein the upper and lower guide bars extend from the right side of the lens to the left side of the lens. The upper guide bar is separated at least partially from the lower guide bar to form a shot pathway between the upper and lower guide bars. Moreover, the upper and lower guide bars at least partially converge toward one of the right and left sides of the lens to form a converging shot pathway to focus a shot line of the golfer. Additionally, the sight guide further includes a ball placement locator for positioning of the ball relative to the shot pathway, and foot placement guides to help align a golfer's stance with the ball, the shot pathway and the club path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Inventor: Anthony Basil McMahon
  • Patent number: 6511175
    Abstract: A method for treating amblyopia in children is disclosed. A pair of eyeglasses or goggles is provided with an electrically and selectively darkenable lens, such as am LCD lens, so that for selected portions of time, one or the other eye may be occluded. In one embodiment, circuitry for providing pulses of a selected width to one or both lenses is incorporated in the eyeglasses or goggles, with the lens associated with the deviating eye receiving a wider pulse than the lens associated with the other eye. Thus, the deviating eye is occluded for a longer period of time than the normal eye. In another embodiment, a computer is coupled to the eyeglasses or goggles, and is provided with a program of interest to the child which selectively occludes the deviating eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Inventors: Sam H. Hay, Lewis N. Graham
  • Patent number: 6505931
    Abstract: Eye glasses which enable a wearer to hit a ball along the ground in a predetermined target line, said eye glasses including a frame attachable to the wearer's head and a pair of shaded lenses carried thereby, said pair of lenses comprising a lens for the wearer's left eye and a lens for the wearer's right eye, and one of the lenses having a horizontal unshaded transparent line extending laterally thereacross, and the other lenses having an unshaded transparent pinhole aligned with said transparent line on said one lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Inventor: Larry Goldblatt
  • Patent number: 6450636
    Abstract: An optical device for reducing glare which can be attached to ordinary eyeglasses or adapted to be worn as a pair of glare-reducing eyeglasses. The device includes lenses which have both transparent and translucent areas. The lenses are independently adjustable for individualizing the position of the lenses and thereby individualizing the glare-reducing capacity of the device. During operation, the lenses can be positioned such that the wearers' pupils are in alignment with the transparent area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Inventor: Risto Ylipelkonen
  • Publication number: 20020122151
    Abstract: Eye glasses which enable a wearer to hit a ball along the ground in a predetermined target line, said eye glasses including a frame attachable to the wearer's head and a pair of shaded lenses carried thereby, said pair of lenses comprising a lens for the wearer's left eye and a lens for the wearer's right eye, and one of the lenses having a horizontal unshaded transparent line extending laterally thereacross, and the other lenses having an unshaded transparent pinhole aligned with said transparent line on said one lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventor: Larry Goldblatt
  • Patent number: 6416178
    Abstract: The present invention is addressed to solving the problem of AR coating lenses having at least one or more. textured translucent regions, without altering the effectiveness of the translucent regions to reduce glare. A part of the uniqueness of the present invention is that the AR coating is applied on the surface that opposes the translucent region. As such, part of the invention is the discovery that AR coating the lens on the surface opposing the translucent regions does not limit its ability to block glare inasmuch as the coating does not alter the surface contour of the translucent region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Eyecity.com, Inc.
    Inventor: Dean Friedman
  • Patent number: 6386702
    Abstract: The present invention 10 discloses protective eyewear adaptable to fully adjustable glare reducing eyeglasses for use by three to six month post-operative lasik surgery patients 12. The present invention 10 utilizes two selectively rotatable visual aspect gear wheels 14 with each having a plurality of various sized apertures 18 thereon that are aligned at the user's discretion with viewing recesses 52 on mounting brackets or plates 48 in front of each of the user's eyes in order to restrict glare accordingly and increase visual capabilities during recovery. The frame of the present invention has removable extendible ear arms 34 and a gear-driven telescoping front lens and ear arm support bracket 28 to allow the user 12 to adjust the width of the glasses 10 accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Inventor: Kevin Maloncon
  • Patent number: 6386701
    Abstract: Eyewear directed to relieving eye-related problems caused by glare and reflections from light sources interfering with images on a computer screen generally characterized as CVS. The eyewear including a housing surrounding a person's face having a forehead portion, an opaque interior surface and an exterior surface. The housing formed to exhibit a spaced relation to the person's face defining an interior space to accommodate a pair of prescription lenses and a prescription lens frame. The housing further including a horizontal slot and a centrally disposed nose bridge portion, and integral left and right temple arm respectively extending from the housing formed to exhibit a spaced relation to the person's head and defining an interior space to accommodate a right and left temple arm of a pair of prescription glasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Basimah Khulusi MD, LLC
    Inventor: Basimah Khulusi
  • Patent number: 6299304
    Abstract: A visual aid for directing incident light rays received from an object source onto remaining optically responsive portions of an eye comprises a first light reflecting optical element resistively pivotally attached to a frame, such that the pivot axis is in a generally horizontal plane; and, a second light reflecting optical element resistively pivotally attached to the frame, such that the pivot axis is in a generally horizontal plane. The second light reflecting optical element is laterally spaced from the first light reflecting optical element such that the first and second light reflecting optical elements cooperate to direct the incident light onto the remaining optically responsive portions of the eye. In a different embodiment of the present invention, at least one corrective lens is positioned between the object source and the optically responsive portion of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Inventor: Ryan Demuth
  • Patent number: 6275998
    Abstract: A vision occluding eye shield which completely blocks the peripheral vision of the wearer to the discernment of motion and which blocks most or all of the superior field of vision of the wearer, and preferably also blocks an upper portion of the inferior field of vision of the wearer, to the discernment of motion. When worn by a vehicle passenger the device prevents car sickness by blocking perception of objects passing through the peripheral field of vision in the side windows and through the front window, while allowing the wearer to focus on tasks or objects within the vehicle by looking through the unoccluded portion, or to look out the vehicle windows by slightly tilting the head back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Inventor: David Tromble
  • Patent number: 6244703
    Abstract: A method for calibrating an electronic vision device, such as a personal glare reduction device, having a darkened spot in its field of view includes the steps of fixing the lens coordinates of the darkened spot to correspond to a calibration site in the field of view, and moving the glare reduction device to place the darkened spot in line with the glare source. A processor evaluates a correction angle on the basis of the new direction to the glare source, as measured by a directional light sensor on the glare reduction device. The apparatus of the invention includes a controller that includes the processor, a memory, a light sensor, and a user interface element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Inventors: Nathaniel Resnikoff, Howard L. Resnikoff
  • Patent number: 6145983
    Abstract: Therapeutic glasses for changing the psychological state of a user and a method for using the glasses are disclosed. The therapeutic glasses include at least one lens of a size sufficient to cover an eye of the user, wherein at least one lens restricts vision to a lateral visual field. The method includes wearing the glasses for a sufficient period of time, thereby stimulating the user to achieve a change in the psychological state of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Inventor: Fredric Schiffer
  • Patent number: 6056397
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing glare created by oncoming headlights or the sun at either dusk or dawn is disclosed. The method uses a light filter to reduce the intensity of light encountered by a driver from oncoming headlights in a region. The region is defined by the driver's side portion of the windshield and a separatrix. The separatrix includes a horizontal segment, a vertical segment, and a perspective segment. The horizontal segment is located between the driver's side portion and the passenger's side portion of the perimeter of the windshield. The horizontal segment has first and second ends such that the second end is adjacent to the driver's side portion and the first end is adjacent to the passenger's side portion. The vertical segment begins at a central position on the upper portion of the windshield and ends at the first end of the horizontal segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventor: Abraham L. Berlad
  • Patent number: 6003990
    Abstract: A temporary lens for attachment to prescription eyeglasses is disclosed. The temporary lens is attached to prescription eyeglasses by means of electrostatic force. The temporary lens contains optical components in a unique combination to relieve the vision problems associated with prolonged computer use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Inventor: Norman Einhorn
  • Patent number: 5973819
    Abstract: The invention comprises an apparatus and methodology facilitating an accurate, user-friendly system for controlling the charge state (i.e., color level) of an electrochromic device. The invention provides a two button control methodology implemented as a sequential logic controller or, in another embodiment, a microprocessor-based controller. After initiation via, e.g., an external switch, the invention iteratively modifies and measures a charge level of the electrochromic device until an additional switch activation or until a maximal or minimal charge level is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Timotny A. Pletcher, Walter P. Sjursen
  • Patent number: 5963294
    Abstract: Therapeutic glasses for changing the psychological state of a user and a method for using the glasses are disclosed. The therapeutic glasses include at least one lens of a size sufficient to cover an eye of the user, wherein at least one lens restricts vision to a lateral visual field. The method includes wearing the glasses for a sufficient period of time, thereby stimulating the user to achieve a change in the psychological state of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Inventor: Fredric Schiffer
  • Patent number: 5963293
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lens for eyeglasses having at least one optical zone and at least one peripheral zone. At least a portion of the surface of the lens in the peripheral zone is modified such as by the removal of lens material or the addition of material to the surface of the lens. The lens may extend throughout the wearer's entire angular range of vision. In another embodiment of the present invention, independent surface modified lenses are placed in the wearer's left and right fields of vision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventor: James H. Jannard
  • Patent number: 5828437
    Abstract: A device placed by a support in front of the eyes of a user protects them against luminous aggression, in particular by a laser beam. The device includes a light attenuation system to attenuate the intensity of the received beam by a particular attenuation value. A light amplification system is disposed between the light attenuation system and the eyes of the user to amplify the intensity of the light received from the light attenuation system by a particular amplification value, but such that the intensity of the light transmitted towards the eyes does not exceed a prescribed maximal intensity that is not harmful for the eyes. The attenuation and amplification values are substantially equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignees: Aerospatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle, Eurocopter France
    Inventors: Christophe Hubert-Habart, Michel Jean Lavergne
  • Patent number: 5748279
    Abstract: An inexpensive method and apparatus for modifying the optical characteristics of blank lenses to convert them into regular lens spectacles in order to enable a prospective purchaser of eyeglass frames to fully see himself/herself in the mirror when trying on the frames to be certain as to how they will look when wearing the frames. The present invention relates to an eyeglass frame tester kit which can be used to evaluate a particular frame among others. Correction means are temporarily adhered to the blank lenses of each pair of frames selected. This permits the client to get a more realistic image of how the completed prescription will look because with the corrective ocular means affixed to the blank lenses, the lens functions as a normal lens providing the optical correction required to enable the wearer to see clearly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventor: Mitchel Glanzbergh
  • Patent number: 5737056
    Abstract: The disclosed invention is directed to lenses to be worn with eyeglasses. The light transmission or field of vision of the lenses has been so modified as to produce visual distortions simulating various eye conditions and particularly simulated possible postoperative visual distortions and anomalies. Various modifications to conventional eyeglasses are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Bloom & Kreten
    Inventors: Neil F. Martin, Terese W. Robinson, Howard N. Robinson
  • Patent number: 5710613
    Abstract: Artist's eyeglasses having a clear section in the lens and a diffused section in the same lens suited for viewing an object to be painted or drawn through the diffused section and seeing that object in its most basic shape, shifting one's gaze away from the object to the painting medium (canvas) and simultaneously shifting one's eyes to the clear section while the basic shape is fresh in the mind, and transferring that basic shape onto canvass. The glasses also have adjustable shading and lighting shields over the frame and temple arms to permit the artist to vary the shading and lighting at the point of perception as best suited for artistic needs and purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Inventor: S. Grant Hughes
  • Patent number: 5682220
    Abstract: Sunglasses with vision directing sections comprise a frame with temples to hold the frame on the wearer's face and lenses in the frame. Each lens is tinted on its front and rear surfaces and one of those surfaces is further coated with a reflecting layer except in the area of the vision directing section. The sunglasses provide highlighted vision through the vision directing sections so that the wearer's vision is directed to that portion of their field of vision. The sunglasses are useful in a variety of activities where it is beneficial to direct attention to a select portion of a person's field of vision or where it is desirable to have a less shaded view through the sunglasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Inventors: Charles J. Sherman, Robert A. Sherman
  • Patent number: 5675398
    Abstract: A pair of eyeglasses is provided for sports training, and more specifically for training the player to keep the player's eyes on an approaching ball for batting or for swinging a racket. The pair of glasses, have a position adjustable pair of lenses each having an opaque peripheral region and a transparent central region. Initial adjustment of the lenses is achieved utilizing a removable cover element overlaying the transparent central region wherein the cover element has a viewing aperture. A method is provided wherein the player wears a pair of the glasses, adjusts the positions of the lenses to correspond to the positions of the pupillary disks of the player until the player can view a single focal element through each aperture, removing the cover elements from the lenses, and batting at a moving ball while wearing the eyeglasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Inventor: Gregory S. Moore
  • Patent number: 5671035
    Abstract: A device for selectively reducing the intensity of light in the field of view of an eye or of an optical instrument is described. The device can reduce the light intensity emanating from multiple sources. In one embodiment, an eye gear has a frame, a power source, a light sensor, two light transmissive lenses having an array of shutter elements, user controls and processing circuitry. The user controls are utilized to set user constants to customize the apparatus, and may be used to select a mode of operation. During operation, the light sensor scans the field of view and produces light intensity signals. These light intensity signals are processed with the user constants and preset threshold values. If the light intensity signals exceed any of the threshold values, then one or more elements of the shutter matrices of each lens is darkened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Inventor: Elwood E. Barnes
  • Patent number: 5668618
    Abstract: Multilayer lens particularly usable for sunglasses, having a main layer made of polycarbonate, cellulose acetate, or similar materials. A mirror reflecting layer is possibly coupled to the main layer or deposited thereon in vacuum by sublimation of appropriate substances, with the optional interposition of a layer of paint. The multilayer lens furthermore includes an outer layer that partially affects the outer surface of the lens. The lens may also include an inner antifogging layer that does not absorb moisture. This multilayer lens allows optimum vision to the user, eliminating or attenuating spurious incident rays at the lateral ends of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Killer Loop S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Simioni
  • Patent number: 5617153
    Abstract: A lens shield overlying the outer surface of an eyeglass lens comprising a thin sheet of polymer material with the molecular structure of the periphery of the lens shield corresponding to the molecular structure of the eyeglass lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Inventors: Lawrence L. Allen, Thomas E. Wilkins
  • Patent number: 5560607
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for assisting a golfer in achieving proper alignment for a golf stroke in which a golf ball is struck to move towards a target. In one embodiment, the device generally comprises a frame member to be worn by the golfer. An alignment member comprising a planar mirrored surface thereon is hingedly or rotatably attached to the frame member to enable adjustable positioning of the mirrored surface such that a reflection of the target may be viewed by the eye of the golfer closest to the target. The device also preferably comprises a level means attached to a distal end of the alignment member for determining whether the alignment member is being held level with respect to the horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Inventor: Christopher N. Macroglou
  • Patent number: 5561480
    Abstract: Keyboard practice glasses to be worn over the eyes of a student who is learning to sight-read sheet music, which completely prevent the keyboard student from accidentally looking down at his hands on the keyboard while allowing the student full view of the sheet music. The glasses comprise paired lens portions each of which is divided substantially in half to produce a clear region for viewing the sheet music and an opaque or translucent region which prevents viewing of the hands on the keyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Inventor: Nelson R. Capes
  • Patent number: 5559632
    Abstract: Improved methods for 3-D motion picture, video or video game images with a one camera system. When a scene is photographed using this system to create 3-D, the scene must be lit so that the midground light intensity is approximately 50% greater than the intensity on the foreground and the background light intensity is approximately double that of the foreground with some subjects in the scene being backlit as well. The scene is photographed by a movable video or motion picture camera moving about the scene at a constant angular velocity in the range of 25-60 degrees per second. Additional cameras photograph the scene from fixed locations spaced approximately 120 degrees apart about the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Inventors: John Lawrence, Linda S. Lukens
  • Patent number: 5552841
    Abstract: The optical instrument comprises at least one lens (5) and application means (9) for applying the optical device. The lens is constituted at least in part by a liquid crystal device (LCD); power supply means of regulable voltage (11) are provided, to control the transparency of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: A B G S.r.l.
    Inventors: Massimo Gallorini, Bruno Angilella, Sandro Bocci
  • Patent number: 5550599
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lens for eyeglasses having at least one optical zone and at least one peripheral zone. At least a portion of the surface of the lens in the peripheral zone is modified such as by the removal of lens material or the addition of material to the surface of the lens. The lens may extend throughout the wearer's entire angular range of vision. In another embodiment of the present invention, independent surface modified lenses are placed in the wearer's left and right fields of vision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventor: James H. Jannard
  • Patent number: 5541767
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for allowing a user who wears spectacles including at least one lens having a positive magnification factor, to view a distant object through both the lens of the spectacles and a telescope. The method comprises the step of positioning a lens in the optical path of the telescope. The lens placed in the optical path of the telescope is adapted to cancel the positive magnification factor of the lens of the spectacles to maintain the afocal characteristic of telescope. The apparatus comprises at least one afocal telescope defining an optical path having a first lens oriented in the optical path for magnifying a distant object to be viewed through the afocal telescope system. The telescope further comprises a second lens oriented in the optical path for cancelling the positive magnification factor of the lens to maintain the afocal characteristic of the telescope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Designs for Vision, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Murphy, Richard E. Feinbloom
  • Patent number: 5541675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pair of eyeglasses which can be used in conjunction with shooting. The glasses enable a shooter to take proper aim at a target without having to close one eye. In the broadest context, the present invention includes a pair of eyeglasses wherein one of the lenses is opaque and the other lens is opaque with the exception of a small aperture. The aperture is the sighting aperture which enables the shooter to focus on his or her target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Inventor: Douglas G. Hickey
  • Patent number: 5521653
    Abstract: Sports training glasses for restricting an individual's field of vision. The inventive device includes a forehead strap and an overhead strap positionable upon the head of the individual, with a nose strap extending downwardly from the forehead strap to support a nose piece. A pair of ocular pads are coupled to opposed sides of the nose piece and are each configured to encompass the ocular cavity, with a pair of temple straps extending from the pads about the head. A plurality of restrictive lenses are attachable to the ocular pads and include different field of view limiting apertures including a horizontal aperture, a square aperture, a circular aperture, and a triangular aperture, with each aperture shape corresponding to a particular desired sport, such as football, hockey, basketball, baseball, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Inventor: Paul A. Anderson