Patents by Inventor Vance E. Ryan

Vance E. Ryan 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).

  • Eyewear with slidable auxiliary lenses
    Patent number: 10120204
    Abstract: One aspect of the disclosure relates to One aspect of the disclosure relates to eyewear, comprising a frame including a front portion and a pair of temples, each of the temples attached on opposite lateral sides of the front portion; a pair of primary lenses mounted to the front portion; and a pair of auxiliary lenses, each lens of the pair of auxiliary lenses mounted to a lens support slidably connected to a track comprising a groove within one of the temples and extending to the front portion. The auxiliary lenses can be positioned near the temples when not in use or moved to the front of the frame to overlap with the primary lens. The auxiliary lens can include various types of lenses including rigid lens. The auxiliary lenses can be corrective to augment the primary lens or tinted, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Inventor: Vance E. Ryan
  • EYEWEAR WITH SLIDABLE AUXILIARY LENSES
    Publication number: 20170010481
    Abstract: One aspect of the disclosure relates to One aspect of the disclosure relates to eyewear, comprising a frame including a front portion and a pair of temples, each of the temples attached on opposite lateral sides of the front portion; a pair of primary lenses mounted to the front portion; and a pair of auxiliary lenses, each lens of the pair of auxiliary lenses mounted to a lens support slidably connected to a track comprising a groove within one of the temples and extending to the front portion. The auxiliary lenses can be positioned near the temples when not in use or moved to the front of the frame to overlap with the primary lens. The auxiliary lens can include various types of lenses including rigid lens. The auxiliary lenses can be corrective to augment the primary lens or tinted, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: Vance E. Ryan