Patents by Inventor Brian N. Conner

Brian N. Conner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Attachment of bridge and temples to eyeglass lenses
    Patent number: 6250755
    Abstract: Attachment of a bridge and temple hinge to the lens of rimless eye glasses. The attachment is accomplished by providing a tapered aperture is each lens adjacent to the outer surface of the lens and conforming the distal ends of the bridge and temple hinge to conform to the taper of the aperture. This combination provides a friction lock between the aperture and the bridge and temple hinge. The taper can be in the range of 1 to 20 degrees either convergent from the front to the back of the lens or divergent from the front to the back of the lens. Ideally a taper of 4.5 degrees is preferable. The taper can take the form of a cylinder, rectangular or triangular. The distal ends of the bridge and temple hinge can be inserted either from the front of the lens toward the back or from the back toward the front. The distal ends of the temple hinge can be inserted directly into the aperture or can be bent formed to provide a bias between the outer surface of the lens adjacent the aperture for non-rotational support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Microvision Optical, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Conner, Brian N. Conner, Daniel S. Kline
  • Single point attachment of bridge and temples to eyeglass lenses
    Patent number: 6024445
    Abstract: Attachment of a bridge and temple hinge to the lens of rimless eye glasses. The attachment is accomplished by providing a tapered aperture is each lens adjacent to the outer surface of the lens and conforming the distal ends of the bridge and temple hinge to conform to the taper of the aperture. This combination provides a friction lock between the aperture and the bridge and temple hinge. The taper can be in the range of 1 to 20 degrees either convergent from the front to the back of the lens or divergent from the front to the back of the lens. Ideally a taper of 4.5 degrees is preferable. The taper can take the form of a cylinder, rectangular or triangular. The distal ends of the bridge and temple hinge can be inserted either from the front of the lens toward the back or from the back toward the front. The distal ends of the temple hinge can be inserted directly into the aperture or can be bent formed to provide a bias between the outer surface of the lens adjacent the aperture for non-rotational support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Microvision Optical, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Conner, Brian N. Conner, Daniel S. Kline