Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Kindl

Daniel J. Kindl 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: 8197061
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device used to protect the ears from the sun Exemplary embodiments of the invention include ear shades for use with a pair of glasses The temple arm of the glasses generally comprises an anterior end, a posterior end, an ear support portion, and a shading portion The anterior end of the temple arm may be configured to be operatively connected to a lens holding portion of the glasses and the ear support portion rests on the ear The shading portion may be operatively connected to the ear support portion and cooperates with the ear support portion to create a downward-opening cavity into which the top of the user's ear extends to shade at least the top of the user's ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Inventor: Daniel J. Kindl
  • Publication number: 20110187988
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device used to protect the ears from the sun Exemplary embodiments of the invention include ear shades for use with a pair of glasses The temple arm of the glasses generally comp?ses an ante?or end, a poste?or end, an ear support portion, and a shading portion The ante?or end of the temple arm may be configured to be operatively connected to a lens holding portion of the glasses and the ear support portion rests on the ear The shading portion may be operatively connected to the ear support portion and cooperates with the ear support portion to create a downward-opening cavity into which the top of the user's ear extends to shade at least the top of the user's ear
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Daniel J. Kindl
  • Patent number: D608818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Inventor: Daniel J. Kindl