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Eyeglasses with a printed circuit board

US8434863B2 · kind B2 · utility

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178References

115Claims

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Inventors

Thomas A. Howell · Palo Alto, US
David Chao · Saratoga, US
C. Douglass Thomas · Saratoga, US
Peter P. Tong · Mountain View, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 1, 2010
Grant date	May 7, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 1, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02C11/06
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In one embodiment, an eyeglass frame includes a lens holder, a first temple with a first end close to the lens holder and a second end, a second temple, an electrical connector and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board with at least one electrical component can be in the first temple. The connector can be close to the first end of the first temple, facing downward, and electrically connected to the at least one electrical component. In another embodiment, an eyeglass frame includes a first printed circuit board, with at least one electrical component. The first printed circuit board can be connected to an electrical component at the frame via a second printed circuit board.

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