221 |
Water sportsman's face mask for viewing objects above and below the line
of vision |
US539195 |
1990-06-18 |
US5170190A |
1992-12-08 |
Joseph J. Berke |
A water sportsman's face mask for enabling a swimmer on or below the surface of a body of water to view objects which lie substantially above or below his normal line of vision without rotation of the swimmer's head or body. The mask comprises a frame, a lens mounted in the front of the frame, a flexible seal attached to the rear of the frame for forming a water-tight seal between the frame and the face of the swimmer, an adjustable strap for attaching the mask to the swimmer's head, and a pair of triangular prisms mounted on the lens which enable the swimmer to view objects above or below the swimmer's normal line of vision. One face of the prism is mirrorized and is in oblique relationship to the lens. In one embodiment of the invention the prisms are rotatably mounted to the frame and are selectively adjustable to a forward operative position and to a rearward inoperative position. |
222 |
Ophthalmic prismatic image relocating eye glasses for persons having
retinitis pigmentosa and hemianopia and method for making same |
US410119 |
1989-09-20 |
US5155508A |
1992-10-13 |
Michael Onufryk |
A pair of rotatable optical image deflector assemblies is disclosed which are detachably mounted via an adapter bracket to a conventional eye testing apparatus. Each optical image deflector assembly has a fixed light reflecting optical element, and a pivotal reflecting optical element. The optical image deflector assembly directs light onto a peripheral area of a visually sensitive or functional area of the retina which is normal to the central field of the retina. The pivotal optical element scans a pre-set field expanding test chart and projects an image thereof to the visually sensitive or functional area of the retina. The optical image deflector assembly is usable in making prismatic eye glasses to expand the normal central field of view of a person suffering from retinitis pigmentosa or hemianopia. The prismatic eye glasses refract images from a field outside the normal central field of view within and long the peripheral edge of the visually sensitive central area of the retina for expanding the normal central field of view. |
223 |
Method for achieving improved optical flatness and for making prisms |
US721144 |
1991-06-26 |
US5117591A |
1992-06-02 |
Hubert Dolezal |
A lightweight optical system is provided for enabling a person wearing such system to transpose viewed images. The apparatus comprises a removable, elongated, lighter than glass prism mounted in a lightweight frame which fits snugly on the face and is secured by a strap. The frame includes light occluding elements which prevent substantially all untransposed light from entering the eyes of the wearer. |
224 |
Eyeglasses with integral rear view mirror |
US482113 |
1990-02-20 |
US5044741A |
1991-09-03 |
Giancarlo De Giacomi |
Eyeglasses with rear view capability wherein the external portion of at least one lens and/or of the rim is replaced by a rear view mirror part which is pivotally coupled to the lens and/or the rim and has the same shape and dimension of the replaced portion of the lens and/or the rim. Preferably the rear view mirror parts are placed above the horizon line of the view of the user who can adjust the position of the rear view mirror parts by hand according to any desired inclination. |
225 |
Prismatic image transposing optical system |
US405148 |
1989-09-07 |
US5042910A |
1991-08-27 |
Hubert Dolezal |
A lightweight optical system is provided for enabling a person wearing such system to transpose viewed images. The apparatus comprises a removable, elongated, lighter than glass prism mounted in a lightweight frame which fits snugly on the face and is secured by a strap. The frame includes light occluding elements which prevent substantially all untransposed light from entering the eyes of the wearer. |
226 |
Stereoscopic process and apparatus using different deviations of
different colors |
US470993 |
1990-01-22 |
US5002364A |
1991-03-26 |
Richard A. Steenblik |
A method and apparatus for producing and viewing stereoscopic images through the use of a color coded image whereby the desired depth or distance is based upon the color of the portion of the image being viewed. Therefore the parts of the image which are to appear distant are colored red whereas the parts of the image to appear in the foreground are colored blue with the middle ground or intermediate distances being colored green or yellow. The color coded image is viewed through a prism glass constructed so that blue light which passes through the prism is bent toward a sharper angle than red light. Because the apex of the prism before each eye points toward the nose or center of the glasses the eyes must then turn more inward to see a blue object than to see a red object even though they are in actuality in the same plane on the display. This leads to brain to interpret, by means of parallax, that the blue image is closer and the red image is more distant unless the parallax is greatly contradicted by other depth clues such as relative size, position and perspective. In a preferred form, a double prism is used for each eye in order to eliminate single prism problems such as visual disorientation and eye strain. |
227 |
Low vision eye glasses |
US239449 |
1988-09-01 |
US4958924A |
1990-09-25 |
William S. Parker |
Eye glasses are disclosed for improving the vision of people with macular degeneration, optic nerve damage or similar low vision problems. The glasses comprise two lens assemblies, each having a magnifying lens with two convex surfaces and a reducing lens with two concave surfaces. The reducing lens incorporates prism rings which focus an image or light onto an undamaged portion of the macular. A frame is employed for supporting each assembly at a predetermined distance from an eye of a user and for supporting the lenses assembly in a predetermined orientation with respect to each other with the lenses defining a fixed space therebetween. Also disclosed are the lenses themselves and the method of using them. |
228 |
Head movement indicating device and method |
US410103 |
1989-09-20 |
US4957295A |
1990-09-18 |
Sam A. McConkey |
An optical device is provided for determining the movement of the head of a user of the device relative to a fixed object that the user is viewing while performing a specific physical task. The optical device includes a pair of spectacles that are worn by the user. A flexible optical altering membrane substantially smaller than the lenses of the spectacles is adhesively secured to each lens of the spectacles in the area of the lens through which the user normally views the object. The optical altering membrane is selectively removable and reattachable to the spectacle lenses. The membrane causes the object to appear to the user to be in a first position when viewed through the optical altering membrane and to "jump" to a second position when viewed through portions of the spectacle lenses not covered by the membrane. |
229 |
Bioptic periscope and method |
US940854 |
1986-12-12 |
US4795235A |
1989-01-03 |
Larry A. Spitzberg |
An apparatus for increasing visual acuity while viewing an image comprising a roof prism having an apex with apex faces adjacent thereto, an eye piece lens mounted to a first apex face of the roof prism, and an objective lens mounted to a second apex face of the roof prism and to the lens of a pair of eyeglasses. The objective lens is mounted to the eyeglasses lens at a point such that the eye of a patient wearing the eyeglasses must be rotated at a angle of from about 25.degree. to about 50.degree. relative to the visual axis of the patient's eye when looking straight ahead to view an image through the apparatus. |
230 |
Low vision eye glasses |
US777829 |
1985-09-19 |
US4772113A |
1988-09-20 |
William S. Parker |
Eye glasses are disclosed for improving the vision of people with macular degeneration, optic nerve damage or similar low vision problems. The glasses comprise two lens assemblies, each having a magnifying lens with two convex surfaces and a reducing lens with two concave surfaces. The reducing lens incorporates prism rings which focus an image or light onto an undamaged portion of the macular. A frame is employed for supporting each assembly at a predetermined distance from an eye of a user and for supporting the lenses assembly in a predetermined orientation with respect to each other with the lenses defining a fixed space therebetween. Also disclosed are the lenses themselves and the method of using them. |
231 |
Headwear-mounted periscopic display device |
US862116 |
1986-05-12 |
US4753514A |
1988-06-28 |
James C. Kubik |
A periscopic display device for close up viewing of a display. The device includes means for generating a display, such as an LED, LCD, or ELD display, and periscopic means consisting of a body of optically clear material having a reflecting prism portion and a collimating lens portion. The prism portion includes a first planar surface positioned parallel and adjacent to the display and a plurality of optically aligned reflecting surfaces for transmitting a reflected image of the display. The collimating lens portion consists of a convex lens having a focal point at the display and is positioned to receive the reflected image for focusing the image at optical infinity. Preferably the body includes a mounting portion in which the display generating means is embedded. The display device is lightweight, waterproof, dustproof, and is easily mounted on the eyeglass frames, visor, or headband of the wearer. |
232 |
Forward-lens, lateral field reflector |
US723504 |
1985-04-15 |
US4733958A |
1988-03-29 |
Robert E. Gorsich |
A visual field image reflector attached to standard eyeglasses to extend vision into an impaired lateral visual field characteristic of a patient suffering from homonymous hemianopsia. The reflector is attached to the eyeglass frame adjacent the patient's nose, forward the lens for an eye having an impaired lateral field and displaced from the line of central fixation of gaze. The reflector includes a light-transmitting substrate and two differently tinted coatings. The first coating, near the patient's eye, is a partially-reflective and partially light-transmitting yellow tinted layer. The second coating, away from the patient's eye, is a light-transmitting, blue-violet layer. The reflected image of the lateral field is thus observed in yellow by the patient, and the portion of the central field image transmitted through the reflector is seen in blue-green. |
233 |
Optical viewing accessory |
US675352 |
1984-11-27 |
US4647165A |
1987-03-03 |
Stanley P. Lewis |
An optical viewing system for use by bicycle riders and the like to increase the field of vision thereof includes headgear for supporting the system on the head of the user and an optical viewing accessory attached to the headgear. The optical viewing accessory has a pair of prisms thereon mounted for pivotal movement between retracted and extended positions. In their retracted positions, the prisms do not interfere with the direct line of sight of the user. However, in their extended positions, the prisms intersect the direct line of sight of the user and the internal reflection and refraction of the prisms allow the user to view objects located at positions at an angle, approximately ninety degrees, from the direct line of sight. The pivotal movement of the optical viewing accessory is activated under the influence of gravity as the head of the user is manipulated alternatively between the erect and prone positions. |
234 |
Rear view mirror assembly |
US688126 |
1976-05-20 |
US4105183A |
1978-08-08 |
Raleigh E. Clark |
A removably mounted, slidably engagable, pivoting rear view mirror attachment for use on the temple portion of most conventional eye glasses. |
235 |
Rear-view mirror device for attachment to the accessories of the user |
US562505 |
1975-03-27 |
US3988058A |
1976-10-26 |
David R. Chaney; David G. Wendel |
A rear-view mirror assembly for mounting on various types of apparel such as the frame of eyeglasses, the peak of a cap, a helmet, etc is disclosed. The device includes a body which has an attachment member at one end thereof. A U-shaped mirror supporting arm is provided having a ball and socket connection at the end of one arm of the U-shaped arm swivelly connected to the end of the body member. The other arm has a ball and socket connection with a mirror mounting device in which is mounted a mirror. |
236 |
Imaging device for creating the appearance of a missing anatomical member |
US49733874 |
1974-08-14 |
US3914031A |
1975-10-21 |
SISLER HAMPSON A |
A method and device for creating the appearance of an anatomical member of a pair when one of the members is missing. The image of the present anatomical member is sensed and projected from the proper location of the missing member thereby reproducing the appearance of the present member at the proper location for the missing member and creating the illusion that both anatomical members are present.
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237 |
Corrective mirror assembly |
US3677620D |
1967-11-20 |
US3677620A |
1972-07-18 |
BETTENCOURT JOSEPH |
A lens-mirror device corresponding substantially to the spectacle lens optical requirements of an individual and corrected for use at a distance of the order of 20 centimeters from the individual''s eyes, to facilitate makeup and other routine operations around the eyes and the adjacent areas of the face.
|
238 |
Clip-on swivel mirror for eyeglasses |
US64924557 |
1957-03-28 |
US2917970A |
1959-12-22 |
LA BARD LILLIAN S |
|
239 |
Stereo viewer |
US35843153 |
1953-05-29 |
US2849917A |
1958-09-02 |
PETRI JAN E |
|
240 |
Spectacles |
US9812849 |
1949-06-09 |
US2545583A |
1951-03-20 |
LA BARD LILLIAN S |
|