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Eyewear with heating elements

US7648234B2 · kind B2 · utility

24Cited by

45References

16Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · US

Inventors

Debra N. Welchel · Woodstock, US
Megan Christine Hansen Smith · Roswell, US
Herb F. Velazquez · Neenah, US
Matrice Brown Jackson · Woodstock, US
Russell J. Kroll · Atlanta, US
Philip D. Palermo · Marietta, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 28, 2006
Grant date	Jan 19, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 9, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02C11/08
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Eyewear having heating elements therewith which may be used for safety, sports, and the like. The eyewear may provide features which reduce or eliminate fogging and condensation on the eyewear when a heating element in the lens is activated. The eyewear also includes adjustable features to provide greater comfort.

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