Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Rothan

Matthew J. Rothan 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: 5913416
    Abstract: A folding visor and case apparatus for eyeglasses which include an eyeglass lens frame containing eyeglass lenses and eyeglass arms hingedly connected to the eyeglass lens frame includes two substantially rigid side panels; a substantially rigid sun shield panel extending between the side panels and having two sun shield panel lateral ends; a hinged linkage panel assembly connecting each of the side panels to a lateral end of the sun shield panel, each of the linkage panel assemblies including a series of at least first and last panel sections interconnected with hinges, the first panel section in the series being pivotally connected to an edge of one of the side panels and the last panel section in the series being pivotally connected at one of the sun shield panel lateral ends; where the side panels each include an eyeglass arm attachment structure for operationally interconnecting the eyeglasses and the apparatus to open and close substantially in unison, so that opening the apparatus deploys the sun shiel
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Inventor: Matthew J. Rothan