| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 002012000 | Shades | 21 |
| 20080229470 | Cap Having Auxiliary Visor - Disclosed is a cap having an auxiliary visor. The cap includes a hair band having enough elasticity to be worn on a user's head, a front visor coupled to the front of the hair band so as to block sunlight, and at least one auxiliary visor hinge-coupled to the top or bottom surface of the front visor and fixed thereto by an attachment/detachment means. The auxiliary visor is adapted to selectively unfold so as to shield the side of the user's face from UV rays, as well as fold so as to overlap the front visor for an aesthetic appearance. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090025113 | Visor - A visor molded as a single piece that has stretch so it fits more than one size. The visor is made from a stretchable polymer. Also grooves can be provided in the headband to allow for further flexibility. The visor also has molded grooves and stitching lines, to allow the visual concealment of actual stitching lines to attach sweatbands and other features. Also provides are holes for attaching decorative studs. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090126063 | Conical Face Shield - Conical face shields, sports helmets, and methods for orienting a conical face shield in a sports helmet are described. In embodiments, the conical face shield has at least two opposing arcuate edges, at least two opposing side edges, and a shield. The arcuate edges each have a first end, a second end, and an edge surface extending between the first end and the second end. Further, the edge surface of the first arcuate edge and the edge surface of the second arcuate edge include an arc segment and the arc segment of the edge surface of the first arcuate edge is part of an ellipse with a greater semi-minor axis than the semi-minor axis of the ellipse forming the arc segment of the edge surface of the second arcuate edge. In various other embodiments, the conical face shield may be horizontally and/or vertically tapered. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090255026 | EYE SHADE HAVING CONFORMABLE NOSE PIECE - An eye shade is provided having a first side, a second side, a first eye portion and a second eye portion form from the first side and the second side, a nose portion formed from the first side and the second side, and a conformable nose piece associated with the nose portion wherein the conformable nose piece is adapted to allow the nose portion of the eye shade to be conformed to the user's nose to substantially prevent light from passing between a user's face and the eye shade. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100071107 | Visor Hat - A visor hat to be worn by user may include a band member and a visor member connected to the band member. The band member may be discontinuous and may be adapted to be adjustable to a plurality of sizes. The band member may include a detachable connection, and the band member may include a hook and loop. Only one end of the band member may include a hook and loop, and both ends of the band member may include a hook and loop. The visor hat may include a connection device, and the connection device may include a first support member. The connection device may include a second support member positioned in an opposed and spaced relationship to the first support member. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100293692 | LIGHT OCCLUSIVE EYELID COVER THAT PERMITS UNINHIBITED SIGHT - An improved sleeping eyelid cover that blocks a significant portion of light from entering a closed eye by way of the eyelid and allows uninhibited sight. The eyelid cover is safe and comfortable and conceived to be used as a sleep aid. The front side ( | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110179541 | Face Protector Lens Assembly and Method of Use - A lens assembly for securing in an opening in a face plate of a face protector has a first, retainer lens of shape and dimensions configured to be secured in the front opening of a face plate and having a curvature substantially matching the curvature of the face plate. A second lens of smaller dimensions is secured behind the first lens to provide a lens-in-a-lens configuration. The lens assembly may be releasably secured in the face plate opening and the second lens is interchangeable with sets of lenses having different properties such as lens shade. The retainer assembly has a back cover and a gasket or spacer between the back cover and second lens to allow second lenses of different depths to be secured in the assembly. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120180180 | Seeing aid or other sensory aid or interface for activities such as electric arc welding - A method, means, apparatus, and system is disclosed, for use with an electrically controllable light-producing activity, or possibly an electrically-controlled sound producing activity. In one embodiment, the light is modulated to affect an imaging function, as a secondary effect, without substantially affecting a primary or main purpose of the light-producing activity. In another embodiment, the light is modulated to affect an imaging function, as a secondary effect, in conjunction with effects on the primary or main purpose of the light-producing activity. The invention is useful, for example, in TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) welding where the light-producing arc, and possibly some light-producing utility lights, are modulated to improve a computer vision system (such as an auto darkening welding helmet or a headup display for a welding helmet) that helps a person see better. Cybernetic and physiological sensing is disclosed such as EEG, ECG, and the like, in conjunction with wearable computing. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120192331 | METHOD FOR ADDING AN ORNAMENT TO A MANUFACTURED ARTICLE - This is directed to systems, processes, machines, and other means that attach ornaments to manufactured articles. The invention can allow a user to express oneself by attaching a removable object to a manufactured article by using a screw, snap, or magnet. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120204303 | AUTOMATIC SHADING GOGGLES - Provided is automatic shading goggles in that a welding helmet is manufactured in a goggle shape, so that the size thereof is compact and the weight thereof is light and a shading degree of a LCD lens can be selectively adjusted in any one mode of a welding mode for shielding a harmful light generated during welding operation and a security mode for shielding a visible ray, so that it can reduce a burden of the weight applied to a worker, block a strong light during welding operation, and easily distinguish the surrounding objects, when the welding operation is not performed. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120233734 | Reversible Strap-Mounting Clips for Goggles - Goggles include a strap, a frame, at least one lens, and first and second connectors. The strap has opposite strap free ends. The frame has a lateral center and opposite lateral end portions. Each connector has a base portion for connecting to the opposite lateral end portion of the frame, and a strap-mounting portion for connecting to the opposite strap free end of the strap. Each strap-mounting portion has a strap connecting end where the strap meets the strap-mounting portion. Each of the first and second connectors have a first orientation for helmet-less usage and a second orientation for helmet usage. The strap connecting end of each connector is located a greater distance from the lateral center of the frame when the connector is in a second orientation than when in the first orientation. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130139289 | Headgear with Retractable Shade - A sleep curtain device comprised of an expandable headband for placement on a wearer's head and at least one shade repositionably attached to said headband to allow the wearer to reposition the shade 360 degrees around the wearer's head without removing the device from the wearer's head. The sleep curtain device has many uses including, without limitation, shielding a wearer's face from public view and/or unwanted light, such as sunlight and ambient light. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20140041091 | EYE MASK - An eye mask for a person includes a forward portion adapted to cover the person's eyes and having a malleable nose bridge, and two side straps each fixed with the forward portion and terminating at strap ends each having at least one part of a first two-part mechanical fastener. At least one of the side straps may include a first part of a second two-part mechanical fastener for attachment to a seat retention strap adapted to encircle a portion of a seat. Other adjustable attachment means that include a plurality of different straps for encircling the seat or headrest of a seat are included for retaining the person's head against the seat. Each side strap may include a pocket formed therein for holding an ear plug. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140101812 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EYE PROTECTION - A system and method of eye protection during a welding process comprising the steps of: fabricating a lens, where the lens includes a first degree of shading where the first degree of shading provides a first level of eye protection and a second degree of shading, where the second degree of shading provides a second level of protection, wherein the second level of eye protection shields a user's eye from welding flash rays; inserting photochromic sensing technology in the lens, where the photochromic sensing technology detects welding flash rays; and enabling the second degree of shading of the lens upon the detection of welding flash rays. Further, the second degree of shading continues while the lens is exposed to welding flash rays. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140215673 | PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR AND OPTICAL-FILTER CARTRIDGE REMOVABLY MOUNTABLE THERETO - Protective headgear and an optical filter cartridge that is removably mountable thereto, and methods of removably inserting such a cartridge and removing such a cartridge. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20150351966 | VISOR FOR PROTECTING EYES WITHOUT DISTURBING HAIRSTYLE - A visor has a headband and a bill. The headband extends about the sides of a wearer's head. The bill has a rear support beam affixed to the headband and extends anterior to a wearer a distance sufficient to protect a wearer's face and eyes from the sun. The bill is attached to the top of the headband. The headband is ⅛ of an inch or more thick such that the bill visor is elevated sufficiently above a wearer's hair to prevent damage to a hairstyle. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160051409 | PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR AND OPTICAL-FILTER CARTRIDGE REMOVABLY MOUNTABLE THERETO - Protective headgear and an optical filter cartridge that is removably mountable thereto, and methods of removably inserting such a cartridge and removing such a cartridge. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160139430 | Eyeblack Glass Frames - A sun glare reducer provides a right templar portion and a left templar portion. Each of the right templar portion and the left templar portion includes an elongate member having a first free end and a second connected end that connects the elongate member to the facial portion. A facial portion extends between the right templar portion and the left templar portion. The facial portion includes a right under-portion that extends inwardly toward a center of the facial portion from the right vertical portion and a left under-portion that extends inwardly toward a center of the facial portion the left vertical portion. A light absorbing surface extends outwardly away from each of the right under-portion and the left under-portion. | 05-19-2016 |
| 002013000 | Spectacle attachments | 3 |
| 20080301846 | Attachable detachable extendable and retractable side panels for eyewear - Herein described is an adjustable protective panel for the face, attachable to the left and right shafts of any eyewear. Said adjustable panels are shaped to shield across the left and right cheeks of the wearer. Such said adjustable panels attach to the left and right support shafts of typical eyewear. The panel may have from a pair to pluralities of fasteners to attach to the shaft of eyewear and fastening mechanisms may be varied. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20110289641 | Visor With Sunglasses - A pair of sunglasses having an adjustable visor. The visor cuts down glare and is adjustable to a plurality of fixed positions for maximum user comfort. A clip friction hinge that joins the visor to the sunglasses frame allows a user a range of motion and a large number of fixed positions for the visor, thus enabling the user to adjust the visor to nearly any desired angle and to shade their eyes from glare in nearly any situation or at any time of day. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20140230114 | Sun Shade Apparatus - A sun shade apparatus for use with eyeglasses having a pair of temples and worn relative to a user's head includes a flexible headband removably coupled to the pair of temples of the eyeglasses. A head shade assembly is coupled to an upper end of the framework so as to be displaced from the headband and above the user's head, the head shade assembly having a generally planar configuration and made of a generally opaque material configured to block sun rays from the user's head. The head shade assembly includes a plurality of wire frame members that are selectively bendable to selectively orient the sun shade apparatus relative to the user's head. The sun shade apparatus may include a coupled to a lower surface of the head shade assembly that may be powered by solar or battery power. | 08-21-2014 |
