Patents by Inventor Robert Barnette

Robert Barnette 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: 6991333
    Abstract: Eyewear with a replacement lens include an elongate center member, a pair of temple arms, and a pair of connecting members. Each connecting member is secured to one of the temple arms and to the center member, and has a slot formed in a surface thereof. A lens is received in the slots of the connecting members, with a rear surface of the lens along an upper edge of the lens being spaced from the center member so as to form a gap therebetween. A nosepiece may be secured to a lower edge of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Dylan S. Van Atta, Robert Barnette, Robert M. Bruce, Mark J. Eastwood
  • Publication number: 20050179856
    Abstract: Eyewear with a replaceable lens include an elongate center member, a pair of temple arms, and a pair of connecting members. Each connecting member is secured to one of the temple arms and to the center member, and has a slot formed in a surface thereof. A lens is received in the slots of the connecting members, with a rear surface of the lens along an upper edge of the lens being spaced from the center member so as to form a gap therebetween. A nosepiece may be secured to a lower edge of the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Dylan Van Atta, Robert Barnette, Robert Bruce, Mark Eastwood
  • Patent number: 6758562
    Abstract: The invention is frames for an article of eyewear. The frames include a pair of earstems structured to extend along a side of the head and over ears of the individual. The earstems have a curved structure that extends around to a rear surface of the head such that distal ends of the earstems have a separation less than a width of the head. The earstems each define a plurality of elongate apertures located adjacent the distal ends and extending in a substantially vertical direction. The elongate apertures may have an elliptical shape and serve to enhance the flexibility of the earstems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Barnette, Gray Holland