Biased eyeglass frames (US6106116)

Application Number	Filed	Pub. Date	Title
US1997000780637	1997-01-08	1998-09-08	Biased eyeglass frames
US1996000681777	1996-07-29	1998-01-13	Articulated eyeglass frame
US1995000416211	1995-04-04	1996-07-30	Dimensionally Stable eyewear


	Parent Case:			This is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/780,637, entitled "Dimensionally Stable Eyeglass Components," filed Jan. 8, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,805,261, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/681,777, entitled "Articulated Eyeglass Frames," filed Jul. 29, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,708,489, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/416,211, entitled "Dimensionally Stable Eyewear," filed Apr. 4, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,541,674.
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	First Claim: Show all 21 claims			What is claimed: 1. An eyeglass, containing a nonpowered decentered eyeglass lens which is optically corrected in an as-worn orientation with respect to the normal line of sight of a wearer, comprising: an investment cast metal frame; and at least one lens attached to the frame and positioned by the frame such that the lens is adapted to have a predetermined orientation with respect to the wearer's normal line of sight, said lens having an outer surface conforming to a portion of the surface of a first sphere having a first center and an inner surface conforming to a portion of the surface of a second sphere having a second center, and an optical centerline extending through the first and second centers; wherein the frame maintains the lens in an as-worn orientation such that the optical centerline is adapted to be maintained substantially parallel to and spaced vertically and horizontally apart from the wearer's normal line of sight.
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