Patents by Inventor Ryan Saylor
Ryan Saylor 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).
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Patent number: 10871661Abstract: Certain embodiments disclosed herein include lenses for eyewear with a molded wafer and a molded clear resin lens component integrated onto a surface of the molded wafer. The molded wafer can include an optical filter that enhances one or more properties of filtered light. The optical filter can be, for example, a contrast-enhancing, color-enhancing, and/or chroma-enhancing filter. The clear resin lens component can be shaped such that the lenses have optical power. In some embodiments, the molded wafer is integrated onto a surface of a polarizing wafer.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Oakley, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Saylor, Benjamin J. Meunier
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Publication number: 20200096792Abstract: Some embodiments provide a lens including a lens body and an optical filter configured to attenuate visible light in certain spectral bands. At least some of the spectral bands can include spectral features that tend to substantially increase the colorfulness, clarity, and/or vividness of a scene. In certain embodiments, eyewear incorporates an optical filter that enhances chroma within one or more spectral hands. In some embodiments, a wearer of the eyewear can perceive the increase in chroma when viewing at least certain types of scenes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: BROCK SCOTT MCCABE, Ryan SAYLOR, Carlos D. REYES, Colin BOYLES
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Publication number: 20200081271Abstract: Some embodiments provide a lens including a lens body and an optical filter configured to attenuate visible light in a plurality of spectral bands. Each of the plurality of spectral bands can include an absorptance peak with a spectral bandwidth, a maximum absorptance, and an integrated absorptance peak area within the spectral bandwidth. An attenuation factor obtained by dividing the integrated absorptance peak area within the spectral bandwidth by the spectral bandwidth of the absorptance peak can be greater than or equal to about 0.8 for the absorptance peak in each of the plurality of spectral bands.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Brock Scott McCABE, Ryan SAYLOR, Carlos D. REYES
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Publication number: 20200081270Abstract: Some embodiments provide a lens including a lens body and an optical filter configured to attenuate visible light in certain spectral bands. At least some of the spectral bands can include spectral features that tend to substantially increase the colorfulness, clarity, and/or vividness of a scene. In certain embodiments, eyewear incorporates an optical filter that enhances chroma within one or more spectral bands. In some embodiments, a wearer of the eyewear can perceive the increase in chroma when viewing at least certain types of scenes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Brock Scott MCCABE, Ryan SAYLOR, Carlos D. REYES
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Patent number: 10571719Abstract: Some embodiments provide a lens including a lens body and an optical filter configured to attenuate visible light in certain spectral bands. At least some of the spectral bands can include spectral features that tend to substantially increase the colorfulness, clarity, and/or vividness of a scene. In certain embodiments, eyewear incorporates an optical filter that enhances chroma within one or more spectral hands. In some embodiments, a wearer of the eyewear can perceive the increase in chroma when viewing at least certain types of scenes.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Oakley, Inc.Inventors: Brock Scott McCabe, Ryan Saylor, Carlos D. Reyes, Colin Boyles
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Patent number: 10520756Abstract: A lens for eyewear is configured to reduce the appearance of scratches on the lens and/or increase the durability of the lens. The lens can include a functional stack bonded to a lens body. The functional stack can include a functional layer, such as a thin film coating, sandwiched between the lens body and an optical-grade transparent film. The functional stack can increase abrasion resistance and environmental durability of the lens, and can reduce the appearance of scratches on the lens. The combined lens body and functional stack can increase the durability of the lens relative to a lens with a thin film coating (e.g., a gradient or mirror stack) on an external surface of the lens.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignees: Luxottica S.R.L., Oakley, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Gallina, Marco Coppa, Philip Denton Gordon, Brock Scott McCabe, Ryan Saylor, Carlos D. Reyes
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Patent number: 10502980Abstract: Some embodiments provide a lens including a lens body and an optical filter configured to attenuate visible light in certain spectral bands. At least some of the spectral bands can include spectral features that tend to substantially increase the colorfulness, clarity, and/or vividness of a scene. In certain embodiments, eyewear incorporates an optical filter that enhances chroma within one or more spectral bands. In some embodiments, a wearer of the eyewear can perceive the increase in chroma when viewing at least certain types of scenes.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Oakley, Inc.Inventors: Brock Scott McCabe, Ryan Saylor, Carlos D. Reyes
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Patent number: 10401652Abstract: Some embodiments provide a lens including a lens body and an optical filter configured to attenuate visible light in a plurality of spectral bands. Each of the plurality of spectral bands can include an absorptance peak with a spectral bandwidth, a maximum absorptance, and an integrated absorptance peak area within the spectral bandwidth. An attenuation factor obtained by dividing the integrated absorptance peak area within the spectral bandwidth by the spectral bandwidth of the absorptance peak can be greater than or equal to about 0.8 for the absorptance peak in each of the plurality of spectral bands.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Oakley, Inc.Inventors: Brock Scott McCabe, Ryan Saylor, Carlos D. Reyes
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Patent number: 10345623Abstract: Some embodiments provide a lens including a lens body and an optical filter configured to attenuate visible light in certain spectral bands. At least some of the spectral bands can include spectral features that tend to substantially increase the colorfulness, clarity, and/or vividness of a scene. In certain embodiments, eyewear incorporates an optical filter that enhances chroma within one or more spectral bands. In some embodiments, a wearer of the eyewear can perceive the increase in chroma when viewing at least certain types of scenes.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Oakley, Inc.Inventors: Brock Scott McCabe, Ryan Saylor, Carlos D. Reyes
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Patent number: 10288908Abstract: A modular electronic communication system is disclosed with interchangeable components attachable on eyewear. A plurality of pre-existing eyewear models can each be retrofitted by attachment of one or more of such interchangeable components to that eyewear. Such components can be configured for custom attachment with a particular eyewear or such components can be configured for universal attachment with one or more different eyewear models. The communication system can be configured to produce an adjustable heads-up display for the wearer of the eyewear. The electronic communication system can comprise a plurality of interchangeable, electronically interconnected components, such as a first optical module, a first base module, a base link, a second base module, and/or a second optical module. In some embodiments, one or more or all of the components of the electronic communication system are integrally and permanently attached to an eyewear and are not interchangeable or modular.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: OAKLEY, INC.Inventors: Ryan Anthony Calilung, Ryan Saylor, Carlos D. Reyes
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Publication number: 20190025611Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include eyewear that provides controlled variable light attenuation and color enhancement based on an input received from a user, a sensor and/or a signal from a control circuit. In some embodiments, the eyewear includes an optical filter system with two or more defined filter states that are adapted to improve color vision in different environments. The optical filter system can be incorporated into a lens having any desired curvature, including, for example, cylindrical, spherical or toroidal. The lens can include one or more functional components. Examples of functional components include color enhancement filters, chroma enhancement filters, a laser attenuation filter, electrochromic filters, photoelectrochromic filters, variable attenuation filters, anti-reflection coatings, interference stacks, hard coatings, flash mirrors, anti-static coatings, anti-fog coatings, other functional layers, or a combination of functional layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Ryan SAYLOR, Benjamin J. MEUNIER, Christopher John ANDERSON
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Patent number: 10156734Abstract: Eyewear can be provided that include at least a support and a traction surface that allows the eyewear to be retained on a user's face. The support can include at least an earstem and a face. The traction surface can be coupled to a portion of the support. The traction surface can provide a greater amount of traction force before slipping when subject to forces in certain directions and can provide a lesser amount of traction force before slipping when subject to forces in other directions.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Oakley, Inc.Inventors: Brock Scott McCabe, Benjamin John Meunier, Ryan Saylor
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Patent number: 10073282Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include eyewear that provides controlled variable light attenuation and color enhancement based on an input received from a user, a sensor and/or a signal from a control circuit. In some embodiments, the eyewear includes an optical filter system with two or more defined filter states that are adapted to improve color vision in different environments. The optical filter system can be incorporated into a lens having any desired curvature, including, for example, cylindrical, spherical or toroidal. The lens can include one or more functional components. Examples of functional components include color enhancement filters, chroma enhancement filters, a laser attenuation filter, electrochromic filters, photoelectrochromic filters, variable attenuation filters, anti-reflection coatings, interference stacks, hard coatings, flash mirrors, anti-static coatings, anti-fog coatings, other functional layers, or a combination of functional layers.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Oakley, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Saylor, Benjamin J. Meunier, Christopher John Anderson
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Publication number: 20180067340Abstract: Features are disclosed relating to an article such as eyewear customized to individual wearer parameters (e.g., measurements, preferences, etc.), and to systems and methods for customizing eyewear to individual wearer parameters. The system includes an input for receiving data representative of a three dimensional configuration of a portion of a wearer's face and an input for receiving data representative of a desired position where the wearer would like an eyewear frame to reside on the wearer's face. One system also includes a processor for determining a change in configuration of an eyewear component blank to allow the eyewear frame to reside in the desired position, and an eyewear component modifier for modifying the eyewear component blank so that the frame will reside in the desired position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Wayne Chumbley, Jason Belbey, Benjamin John Meunier, Ryan Saylor
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Patent number: 9910297Abstract: Some embodiments provide a lens including a lens body and an optical filter configured to attenuate visible light in certain spectral bands. At least some of the spectral bands can include spectral features that tend to substantially increase the colorfulness, clarity, and/or vividness of a scene. In certain embodiments, eyewear incorporates an optical filter that enhances chroma within one or more spectral bands. In some embodiments, a wearer of the eyewear can perceive the increase in chroma when viewing at least certain types of scenes.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Oakley, Inc.Inventors: Brock Scott McCabe, Ryan Saylor, Carlos D Reyes, Colin Boyles
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Patent number: 9905022Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include systems and methods for demonstrating the functionality of eyewear using digital images on an electronic display. The functionality of certain types of eyewear, such as, for example, sunglasses, may not be readily perceivable when the wearer is indoors. In some embodiments, a demonstration image is shown on an electronic display. In certain embodiments, the demonstration image can have a background portion, a wanted color portion, and unwanted color portion, and/or other portions that cooperate with an optical filter of the eyewear to simulate and/or emphasize the functionality of the eyewear when viewing real-world scenes.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Oakley, Inc.Inventors: Philip Denton Gordon, Brock Scott McCabe, Ryan Saylor
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Publication number: 20180017815Abstract: Features are disclosed relating to an article such as eyewear customized to individual wearer parameters (e.g., measurements, preferences, etc.), and to systems and methods for customizing eyewear to individual wearer parameters. The system includes an input for receiving data representative of a three dimensional configuration of a portion of a wearer's face and an input for receiving data representative of a desired position where the wearer would like an eyewear frame to reside on the wearer's face. One system also includes a processor for determining a change in configuration of an eyewear component blank to allow the eyewear frame to reside in the desired position, and an eyewear component modifier for modifying the eyewear component blank so that the frame will reside in the desired position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Wayne Chumbley, Jason Belbey, Benjamin John Meunier, Ryan Saylor
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Publication number: 20180011344Abstract: A modular electronic communication system is disclosed with interchangeable components attachable on eyewear. A plurality of pre-existing eyewear models can each be retrofitted by attachment of one or more of such interchangeable components to that eyewear. Such components can be configured for custom attachment with a particular eyewear or such components can be configured for universal attachment with one or more different eyewear models. The communication system can be configured to produce an adjustable heads-up display for the wearer of the eyewear. The electronic communication system can comprise a plurality of interchangeable, electronically interconnected components, such as a first optical module, a first base module, a base link, a second base module, and/or a second optical module. In some embodiments, one or more or all of the components of the electronic communication system are integrally and permanently attached to an eyewear and are not interchangeable or modular.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Ryan Anthony Calilung, Ryan Saylor, Carlos D. Reyes
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Publication number: 20170315384Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include eyewear that provides controlled variable light attenuation and color enhancement based on an input received from a user, a sensor and/or a signal from a control circuit. In some embodiments, the eyewear includes an optical filter system with two or more defined filter states that are adapted to improve color vision in different environments. The optical filter system can be incorporated into a lens having any desired curvature, including, for example, cylindrical, spherical or toroidal. The lens can include one or more functional components. Examples of functional components include color enhancement filters, chroma enhancement filters, a laser attenuation filter, electrochromic filters, photoelectrochromic filters, variable attenuation filters, anti-reflection coatings, interference stacks, hard coatings, flash mirrors, anti-static coatings, anti-fog coatings, other functional layers, or a combination of functional layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Ryan Saylor, Benjamin J. Meunier, Christopher John Anderson
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Publication number: 20170299898Abstract: A lens for eyewear is configured to reduce the appearance of scratches on the lens and/or increase the durability of the lens. The lens can include a functional stack bonded to a lens body. The functional stack can include a functional layer, such as a thin film coating, sandwiched between the lens body and an optical-grade transparent film. The functional stack can increase abrasion resistance and environmental durability of the lens, and can reduce the appearance of scratches on the lens. The combined lens body and functional stack can increase the durability of the lens relative to a lens with a thin film coating (e.g., a gradient or mirror stack) on an external surface of the lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Andrea Gallina, Marco Coppa, Philip Denton Gordon, Brock Scott McCabe, Ryan Saylor, Carlos D. Reyes