Hinge for electronic spectacles

US11061252B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• e-Vision, LLC · US

Inventors

• Ronald D. Blum · Roanoke, US
• William Kokonaski · Gig Harbor, US
• Claudio Dalla Longa · Possagno, IT
• Mark Graham · Sarasota, US
• Joshua N. Haddock · Roanoke, US
• Charles Willey · Roanoke, US
• Tiziano Tabacchi · Sarasota, US
• Martin Boch · Kieselbronn, DE
• Massimo Pinazza · Roanoke, US
• Scott N. Richman · Roanoke, US
• Volkan Ozguz · Aliso Viejo, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 5, 2019
• Grant date: Jul 13, 2021
• Expiry date: Sep 3, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01R13/2414
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Eyewear including an optical functional member, control electronics, and a sealed electrical connective element connecting the electronics to the optical functional member. The connective element can directly connect the electronics to the optical functional member, or can connect through an intermediate contact, e.g., a plug-and-receptacle. The connective element can be routed from the electronics, around a rimlock of the eyewear to the optical functional member. The connective element can be a conductive compressible member, such as conductive rubber. In some embodiments, the connective element can be a multiconductor cable.