Patents by Inventor Christine F. Knepp

Christine F. Knepp 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).

  • Patent number: 6273375
    Abstract: Display cards are provided for displaying sunglass attachments for eyeglasses, specifically inexpensively produced mountings to display a drop-on sunglass attachment from a display rod that allow a prospective purchaser to sample the drop-on sunglass attachment prior to purchasing without removal of the drop-on sunglass attachment from the display card. An upper and lower substantially rectangular, planar members slightly greater in width than a drop-on sunglass attachment are provided, including a horizontal slot located in the upper member for receiving a molded hook in the top of the drop-on sunglass attachment. The lower member has essentially equal dimensions as the upper member, and hingedly connects to the upper member through a thin segment only as wide as the nosepiece of the drop-on sunglass attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Yorktowne Optical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine F. Knepp, Walter H. Peters
  • Patent number: 6056400
    Abstract: An improved protective eyewear that will provide maximum protection to the wearer from the brightness of the sun and the harmful UV rays, while at the same time, provide maximum utility and appeal at minimal cost to the wearer. In accordance with one embodiment, the protective eyewear is a wrap-around type including a transparently tinted visor attached to a lens support member such that the visor is within the wearer's field of vision and provides protection from the brightness of the sun and the harmful UV rays and maximizes the utility of the protective eyewear. The protective eyewear also minimizes undesirable obstruction of the wearer's field of vision and maximizes the appeal of the protective eyewear at a minimal cost to the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Yorktowne Optical Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Christine F. Knepp