Patents by Inventor Carmine DiChiara

Carmine DiChiara 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).

  • Publication number: 20120019770
    Abstract: The present invention illustrates various methods of attaching a pair of eyeglass lenses or a lens shield to an eyeglass frame using magnets or magnetically attractive material. The magnetic attachment methods are beneficial because they allow the user to have interchangeable lenses or shields for indoor and outdoor use, enhancing their visual acuity during work or play. The lenses may be tinted, prescription, protective eyewear, or plano. The magnetic lenses are convenient and user friendly, allowing intuitive, tool-less interchangeability with no need to twist or stress the frame. These methods of attachment require no specific instructions or tools when the user replaces lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: LIBERTY SPORT, INC.
    Inventor: Carmine DiChiara
  • Patent number: 8092007
    Abstract: The present invention illustrates various methods of attaching a pair of eyeglass lenses or a lens shield to an eyeglass frame using magnets or magnetically attractive material. The magnetic attachment methods are beneficial because they allow the user to have interchangeable lenses or shields for indoor and outdoor use, enhancing their visual acuity during work or play. The lenses may be tinted, prescription, protective eyewear, or plano. The magnetic lenses are convenient and user friendly, allowing intuitive, tool-less interchangeability with no need to twist or stress the frame. These methods of attachment require no specific instructions or tools when the user replaces lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Switch Vision, LLC
    Inventor: Carmine DiChiara
  • Publication number: 20110007263
    Abstract: The present invention illustrates various methods of attaching a pair of eyeglass lenses or a lens shield to an eyeglass frame using magnets or magnetically attractive material. The magnetic attachment methods are beneficial because they allow the user to have interchangeable lenses or shields for indoor and outdoor use, enhancing their visual acuity during work or play. The lenses may be tinted, prescription, protective eyewear, or plano. The magnetic lenses are convenient and user friendly, allowing intuitive, tool-less interchangeability with no need to twist or stress the frame. These methods of attachment require no specific instructions or tools when the user replaces lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventor: Carmine DiChiara
  • Publication number: 20100064422
    Abstract: Multipurpose performance eyewear for motion sports and activities comprising two frame members, each adapted to receive a lens, one or more receiving elements, and a magnetic member at least partially embedded in an end of each of the frame elements. Provided are two eye rims to at least partially contact and surround the wearer's orbit, each eye rim comprising members adapted to be removably received by the receiving elements of the frame members, and a magnetic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventor: Carmine DICHIARA
  • Publication number: 20060242745
    Abstract: A type of eyewear has a pair of eyecup assemblies, one for each eye that sandwiches a lens between layers of resilient material and hard material to prevent the lenses from disengaging or popping out of the assembly. This sandwiching effect can be used in swim goggles or eyeglass frames including a chassis and a front retaining piece. Particularly relative to the swim goggles, the layers of each eyecup assembly include an eyecup, an inner eyecup retainer, and an outer cap releasably attached to the inner eyecup retainer. Each eyecup assembly has a nasal portion connected to a bridge strap and a temple portion connected to a head strap. The inside surface of the opening has an inner groove for receiving a lens, and the outside surface of the opening has an outer groove. With the eyeglass frames, the lenses are sandwiched between a chassis and a front retaining piece. A pin, screw, or clip further enhances this connection to secure the lenses, thus enabling the wear to resist impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventor: Carmine DiChiara
  • Publication number: 20050280771
    Abstract: The present invention provides an eyewear frame assembly. A frame has an aperture for receiving a lens. The frame has a split to expand upper and lower portions of the frame to insert or remove the lens from the aperture. First and second projections extend outwardly from the upper and lower frame portions, respectively. The first and second projections have first and second tapered portions, respectively. A sleeve receives said first and second projections. The sleeve has first and second inwardly extending and tapered tabs adapted to receive the first and second tapered portions to secure the first and second projections within the sleeve. The upper and lower portions of the frame are prevented from expanding when the first and second projections are received within the sleeve. First and second openings in the sleeve provide access to depress the first and second projections to remove the first and second projections from the first and second sleeves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Carmine DiChiara, Peter Leonardi
  • Patent number: D703727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Liberty Sport Inc
    Inventor: Carmine DiChiara
  • Patent number: D704248
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Liberty Sport Inc
    Inventor: Carmine DiChiara
  • Patent number: D710929
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Liberty Sport Inc
    Inventor: Carmine DiChiara
  • Patent number: D719608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Liberty Sport Inc
    Inventor: Carmine DiChiara
  • Patent number: D748185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Liberty Sport Inc
    Inventor: Carmine DiChiara
  • Patent number: D748186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Liberty Sport Inc
    Inventor: Carmine DiChiara
  • Patent number: D748187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Liberty Sport Inc
    Inventor: Carmine DiChiara
  • Patent number: D753211
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Inventor: Carmine DiChiara
  • Patent number: D756444
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Inventor: Carmine DiChiara
  • Patent number: D765162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Liberty Sport Inc
    Inventor: Carmine DiChiara