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Title: US6966647: Telecommunications enabled eyeglass
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Country: US United States of America

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Inventor: Jannard, James H.; Eastsound, WA, United States of America
Julian, Jeffrey J.; Burbank, CA, United States of America

Assignee: Oakley, Inc., Foothill Ranch, CA, United States of America
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Published / Filed: 2005-11-22 / 2001-12-04

Application Number: US2001000004543
IPC Code: Advanced: G02C 3/00; G02C 11/06;
IPC-7: G02C 1/00;

ECLA Code: G02B27/01C2; G02C3/00B; G02C11/06;

U.S. Class: 351/158; 351/041;

Field of Search: 351/156,155,157,158,41 002/452 704/225,270,200 445/351,350 381/187,183

Priority Number:
2001-12-04  US2001000004543
2000-06-02  US2000000585593

Abstract:     Disclosed is an eyewear retention system, which extends across the top of the wearer's head for supporting at least one lens in the wearer's field of view. The retention system includes at least a first and a second support component, which are spaced apart laterally from each other along at least a portion of the eyewear system. The system may include any of a variety of electronics, including telecommunications receivers, transmitters, electronic storage devices, and head-up display driving circuitry.

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Dang, Hung Xuan;

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Application Number Filed Patent Pub. Date  Title
US2000000585593 2000-06-02    2001-12-04  Eyewear retention system extending across the top of a wearer's head


       
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First Claim:
Show all 19 claims		     1. An MP3 storage enabled eyeglass, comprising:

an eyeglass frame, adapted to be carried by the head of a wearer;

a first lens orbital, carried by the eyeglass frame for positioning a first lens in the path of the wearer's field of view;

a second lens orbital, carried by the eyeglass frame for positioning a second lens in the path of the wearer's field of view;

an MP3 format memory device carried inside of the eyeglass frame;

a power supply, carried by the eyeglass frame;

at least a first earphone support extending from the eyeglass frame;

at least a first earphone, carried by the first earphone support, configured to direct the first earphone towards a first ear of the wearer; and

retrieval circuitry configured to retrieve music from the MP3 format memory.

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