Patents by Inventor John E. Salce

John E. Salce 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: 6276795
    Abstract: Safety eyewear is presented which is provided with particulate and liquid sealing around a frame containing lens/lenses and having temples that provide adjustment of the eyewear to a pantoscopic angle. The eyewear is provided with an adjustable strap assembly for better fit to the wearer's head. The eyewear lens/frame includes a plurality of projections that define various pantoscopic angles. The temple end piece includes a set of recesses that engage the projections formed on the lens/frame which temple end piece is rotated relative to the lens/frame to set the pantoscopic angle. The adjustable strap assembly further adjust the fit of the eyewear and can be unbuckled for snaplocked attachment of the eyewear directly to other safety equipment such as noise suppression ear muffs, communication head phones, breathing masks and the like. A plurality of ventilation channels is disposed on the frame to provide indirect ventilation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Aearo Company
    Inventors: James Hall, John E. Salce, Raoul Desy
  • Patent number: D386777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation
    Inventors: James Hall, Raoul Desy, John E. Salce