Patents Examined by Huy Mai
  • Spectacles
    Patent number: 7182457
    Abstract: An improvement in or relating to spectacles comprising a frame made of a formable material that may be shaped at elevated temperatures, and lenses that are attached to the frame so as to cover a major part of a user's visual field, wherein the formable material is fixed in form and soft and bendable when in an unformed, original state, and is formable at elevated temperatures to form the frame in a configuration that is shaped to the user'face. When the material returns to a temperature of the original state, the frame retains the configuration and is somewhat bendable. The frame includes attachments for positioning the lenses in a predetermined position on the frame to obtain a predetermined distance relative to the eyes and eye lashes of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Inventor: Sebastian Foldes
  • Lens array for image sensor and image-scanning device incorporating the lens array
    Patent number: 7177082
    Abstract: A lens array 4 is formed as an erect 1:1 imaging lens by superimposing two lens plates 40 and 40 together. Each lens plate 40 consists of a number of micro lenses 41 which are regularly provided at a predetermined pitch and in a two-dimensional manner. This lens plate 40 is for example made by press molding the ultraviolet curing resin in a soft condition using a transparent mold and by irradiating the ultraviolet light on the ultraviolet curing resin from outside for hardening. Since the lens array 4 is provided with micro lenses 41 in rows in a sub-scanning direction, deterioration of an amount of light level resulting from the displacement between a light axis of the lens and an image sensor 6 is not generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Wakisaka, Hiroyuki Nemoto, Takashi Kishimoto, Harunobu Yoshida
  • Quick-coupled and adjustable temple for glasses
    Patent number: 7175276
    Abstract: A quick-coupled and adjustable temple for glasses includes a coupler defining a forward opened receiving cavity and having two short shafts vertically projected from an upper and a lower front end of the coupler for engaging with two shaft holes correspondingly provided at a lateral outer end of an adjacent rim of the glasses; and a temple being provided closely behind an inner front or proximal end with a centered coupling member for engaging with the receiving cavity on the coupler, and at the inner front end with a sideward projection. The temple is connected to the rim via the coupler by sliding the coupling member into the receiving cavity of the coupler to tightly fit therein. The temple could be vertically pivotally turned about the engaged coupling member and receiving cavity to different angular positions relative to the rim to meet a wearer's preference or head configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Doris Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung Hsien Hsiung
  • Eyeglasses having light emitting function
    Patent number: 7175273
    Abstract: A pair of eyeglasses includes a rim, two temples, and a light emitting device; the rim has a groove thereon while each of the temple has a groove thereon; the light emitting device has several light emitting elements positioned in the grooves of the rim and the temples, and it has a power supplying unit electrically connected to the light emitting elements for supplying power to make the light emitting elements shine; thus, the eyeglasses have light emitting function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Inventor: Ching-Hui Lee
  • Multipurpose eyeglass device
    Patent number: 7175275
    Abstract: A pair of spectacles includes a main frame having a magnetic bridge piece. An auxiliary inner frame is secured by a magnetic member to the bridge piece and an outer auxiliary lens is similarly secured by a magnet to the bridge piece and at lateral locations onto edges of the main frame. The auxiliary outer lens is secured by a magnetic button which is inserted through an aperture in the outer lens and has a magnetic member an a head which is sized to overly the aperture. The magnetic member embedded in the button attracts the magnetic bridge piece thereby attaching the button to the main frame, the head overlies the aperture and secures the outer frame to the main frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Chic Optic Inc.
    Inventor: Thierry Ifergan
  • Clip sunglasses for cap/sunvisor
    Patent number: 7172284
    Abstract: Clip sunglass lenses where a flip-up retention angle of a glass lens (4) is adjustable in a stepped manner and is reliably positioned at optimum positions. Clip sunglass lenses have a clip (1), an insertion member (2), a level-adjusting member (3), and a level-adjusting member (5). The clip (1) has a holding mouth (11) and a socket mouth (12) inside which notches are formed at required intervals in the insertion/removal direction. The insertion member (2) has a plug portion formed at one end and fork-shaped clasping brackets (22). The level-adjusting member (3) has connection shafts (31) with stepped notches formed at required intervals in their surfaces and has a plate surface in which cutout grooves (32) are formed. The level-adjusting buckle (5) is fixed at the central portion of the sideway-long polarized glass lens (4) and has latch projections latched to a cutout groove (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Shisendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideki Sasaki
  • Protective cushion attached to eyeglasses
    Patent number: 7172281
    Abstract: A protective cushion attached to eyeglasses comprises at least one first fastener piece attached on the inner surface around the eye portions of an eyeglass frame and at least one cushion piece corresponding to the first fastener piece. The cushion piece is provided with a second fastener piece, which cushion piece is a sponge body enclosed by gas permeable cloth. The cushion piece will be attached onto the inner surface around the eye portions of the eyeglass frame for reducing the harm to eyes and the surrounding portions due to an external impact on the eyeglass frame and for keeping the skin in contact of the protective cushion dry and free from eczema. Further, the cushion piece is easy to replace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Inventor: How-Lung Chen
  • Detachable eyeglasses
    Patent number: 7172282
    Abstract: A pair of detachable eyeglasses has a frame, a bridge and two integral lenses. The frame has a skeleton and two side bars formed at two ends of the skeleton. A lug is formed in a middle portion of the frame and multiple joint members are symmetrically provided in rear sides of the side bars. The bridge has two nose pads and a fastener mounted between the nose pads. A channel is defined in the fastener and a block is received into the channel. A groove is defined in a middle portion of the lenses and mated with the block so that a lower end of the middle portion is received into the channel thereby fastening the lenses to the bridge. Multiple slots are defined in two edges of the lenses and mated with the joint members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Inventor: Jerry Wang Lee
  • Polarizing beamsplitter
    Patent number: 7167311
    Abstract: A polarizing beamsplitter is provided, comprising two wedge-shaped prisms of a birefringent material, the prisms forming a plan-parallel plate, wherein an incident light beam is separated into two partial beams being arranged parallel to the incident beam when emerging from the beamsplitter, the partial beams having a lateral distance with respect to each other, which is continuously changeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gemot Brasen, Christian Laue, Matthias Loeffler
  • Eyeglass frame adapted for the removal and insertion of lenses
    Patent number: 7163289
    Abstract: This invention provides for making a cam arm with a wave-shaped or curved portion adapted to fit within a recess on the top of the upper closure block of the frame so that the frame eyewire is securely closed in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Transframe Limited Liability Company
    Inventors: David Wedeck, Robert White, Russell LaCasse
  • Efficiently illuminating a modulating device
    Patent number: 7158307
    Abstract: An illumination method and system use a light source and illumination optics to illuminate a pattern generator. The illumination optics can include at least two devices. For example, if first and second diffractive and/or refractive devices are used, one can be a pupil defining element (PDE) and one can be a field defining element (FDE). In another example, a third diffractive or refractive element can be used to make light entering the illumination system uniform. When only two are used, the PDE forms one or more light beams having a defined profile. The FDE directs the one or more light beams having the defined profile, such that each directed beam substantially corresponds in size and shape to a desired illumination area(s) on the pattern generator. The directed beams are directed to impinge substantially only on the desired illumination area(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: ASML Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Scott Coston, Wenceslao A. Cebuhar, Jason D. Hintersteiner
  • Light irradiator
    Patent number: 7154673
    Abstract: A light illuminating apparatus used for a laser annealing apparatus includes a first light splitting unit (16) and a second light splitting unit (20) for splitting a sole laser beam into n laser beams, and a synthesis unit (21) for synthesizing an m'th laser beam, radiated from the first light splitting unit (16), and an m'th laser beam radiated from the second light splitting unit (20), to each other, where m is an integer not less than 1 and not larger than n. The first light splitting unit (16) and the second light splitting unit (20) are formed by the same optical components and are arrayed inverted with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Tsukihara, Koichi Tatsuki
  • Detachable shelter frame for spectacles
    Patent number: 7152974
    Abstract: A detachable shelter frame for detachably mounting in front of a primary spectacle having a primary bridge, wherein the detachable shelter frame includes two shelter lenses, a shelter bridge extended between two inner sides of the shelter lenses, and a mounting arrangement including at least a supporting member rearwardly extended from the shelter bridge for riding on the primary bridge so as to support the shelter lenses and a retention member rearwardly extending for applying an urging force against the primary bridge to engage with a rear side of the primary bridge when the detachable shelter frame is mounted in front of the primary spectacle so as to substantially retain the detachable shelter frame in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Inventor: Yiling Xie
  • Swimming or diving goggles
    Patent number: 7147318
    Abstract: Swimming or diving goggles comprising a pair of lenses that are separate or carried out as one piece, and a sealing frame surrounding said lenses; each of said lenses is provided with a temporal portion and with a nasal portion; said nasal portion is bent on a substantially horizontal plane and follows a first theoretical cylindrical surface with substantially vertical generatrixes, whereas said temporal portion is bent on a second theoretical surface having a combined bend both on a horizontal and on a vertical plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: HTM Sport S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Garofalo, Andrea Silvestri
  • Aiming improvement device for attaching to glasses worn by a shooter and for maximizing depth of field of the shooter, preserving depth perception and binocular vision of the shooter, and eliminating peripheral vision of the shooter
    Patent number: 7147320
    Abstract: An aiming improvement device for attaching to glasses having lenses and arms and worn by a shooter having a dominant eye and a non-dominant eye and for at least maximizing depth of field of the shooter and preserving depth perception and binocular vision of the shooter. The device includes an opaque aperture-adjusting assembly, a translucent shade, and attaching apparatus. The opaque aperture-adjusting assembly selectively overlies the lens communicating with the dominant eye to maximize the depth of field of the shooter. The translucent shade selectively overlies the lens communicating with the non-dominant eye to preserve the depth perception and the binocular vision of the shooter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Inventor: Theodore J. Werner
  • Eyewear with nosepiece
    Patent number: 7147321
    Abstract: Eyewear includes a lens with front and rear surfaces, a peripheral edge surface, and a recess. First and second notches are formed in the recess. A nosepiece is secured to the lens and includes a core member having first and second ends and a substantially V-shaped body. An outer member substantially encases the elongate member, with the outer and core members having substantially V-shaped bodies. A first end fitting is connected to the first end of the core member, and is received by the first notch. A second end fitting is connected to the second end of the core member, is received by the second notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventor: Dylan S. Van Atta
  • Eyewear providing colored light therapy
    Patent number: 7147319
    Abstract: An eyewear for administering colored light therapy comprising an eyepiece; a frame element for supporting said eyepiece in a position exposing the inner surface thereof to the wearer of said eyewear; and a plurality of light-generating units on said frame element each for generating a light of controlled color and intensity and illuminating onto said inner surface of said eyepiece for display of said generated light to the eyes of said wearer. The eyewear provides a colored light therapy display area close to the eyes of the wearer allowing for convenient implementation of the therapy almost anywhere. The eyewear is also easy to be converted into an eyewear of fun for entertainment purposes by the replacement of a transparent eyepiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Inventor: Ta-Wei Lin
  • Sun hat with eyeglasses
    Patent number: 7147323
    Abstract: A sun hat includes a main body, a curve visor, two supporting members, and a pair of eyeglasses; the supporting members each have a holding portion, and a folded fixing portion extending from one end of the holding portion; the holding portions have tooth-shaped protrusions on an inner side; the supporting members are secured to the visor with two opposed parts of the folded fixing portions being tightly pressed on two sides of the visor; the eyeglasses have a sleeve part on each of two ends thereof, which has outer tooth-shaped protrusions; the eyeglasses are supported on the supporting members with the sleeve parts being held in the holding portions, and with the tooth-shaped protrusions of the sleeve parts engaging the tooth-shaped protrusions of the holding portions such that the eyeglasses can be pivoted from an in-use position to a not-in-use one, and adjusted in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Inventor: Chien-Hsiang Wu
  • Glasses
    Patent number: 7144109
    Abstract: In a pair of glasses comprising at least a sight piece and two ear pieces which are foldable in relation to the sight piece or a frame allocated to the sight piece about a substantially horizontal pivoting axis by approximately 180° towards the inside of the sight piece, provision is made for an inclination arrangement by which, upon use, to adjust the angular position of the ear pieces in relation to the sight piece for a stable stop position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: UVEX Arbeitsschutz GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Bruck
  • Method of forming magnetic eyeglass appliance
    Patent number: 7140728
    Abstract: An eyeglass accessory frame includes an auxiliary frame. The auxiliary frame includes a heat-treated magnetic alloy. The heat-treated magnetic alloy of the auxiliary frame is configured to magnetically couple the auxiliary frame to a primary frame having magnetizable material. A method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Ultimate Clip, Inc.
    Inventors: James Archie McKenna, Greg S. Smith