# US 2014/0152955 A1 · Optical appliance > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0152955 A1 - Document ID: US20140152955A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/095,790 - Filed: 2013-12-03 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-04 - Assignees: Mikromati, LLC - Applicants: Mikromati, LLC - Inventors: Nancy Papageorgiou; Christopher D. Goodman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140152955A1 ## CPC - G02C 3/04: Arrangements for supporting by hand, e.g. lorgnette, Arrangements for supporting by articles (by walking-sticks A45B3/00) - G02B 25/002: {Magnifying glasses} - G02C: SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES (trial frames for testing the eyes A61B3/04; goggles or eyeshields not having the same features as spectacles A61F9/00) - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract Disclosed is an optical appliance for mitigating farsighted vision in humans. The optical appliance includes a body portion and a lens portion. The lens portion is coupled to the body portion, and the lens portion is transparent. The lens portion has appropriate optical power to improve a user's visual acuity of near objects when the user looks through the lens portion. In some embodiment, a perimeter of the body portion is kidney-shaped. In some embodiments, the body portion comprises an orientation feature. In some embodiments the body portion includes a lens opening extending through the body portion. In some embodiments, the lens includes a lens retention rim along an outer perimeter of the lens. The lens is coupled to the body portion in response to the lens retention rim begin placed between at least one top lens retention ridge and at least one bottom lens retention ridge. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An optical appliance comprising: a body portion, wherein a perimeter of the body portion is kidney-shaped; and a lens portion coupled to the body portion, wherein a viewer looks through the lens portion to aid visual acuity. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The optical appliance of claim 1, wherein the body portion comprises an orientation feature. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The optical appliance of claim 2, wherein the orientation feature is an embossed alphabetical character. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The optical appliance of claim 3, wherein the embossed alphabetical character is a letter “D.” ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The optical appliance of claim 4, wherein an orientation feature opening through the body portion is defined by an inner perimeter of the embossed letter “D.” ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The optical appliance of claim 5, wherein a first and a second serif of the embossed letter “D” protrude from the perimeter of the body portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The optical appliance of claim 1, wherein the body portion further comprises a strap mount opening. ### Claim 8 An optical appliance comprising: a body portion, wherein the body portion comprises: a lens opening extending through the body portion, wherein the lens opening is defined by a lens opening perimeter; a top lens retention ridge coupled to the lens opening perimeter; and a bottom lens retention ridge coupled to the lens opening perimeter; and a lens portion comprising: a lens perimeter; and a lens retention rim coupled to the lens perimeter, wherein the lens portion is coupled to the body portion in response to the lens retention rim being positioned between the top lens retention ridge and the bottom lens retention ridge. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The optical appliance of claim 8, wherein the top lens retention ridge is a first top lens retention ridge, and wherein the body portion further comprises a second and a third top lens retention ridge coupled to the lens opening perimeter. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The optical appliance of claim 9, wherein the bottom lens retention ridge is a first bottom lens retention ridge, and wherein the body portion further comprises a second and a third bottom lens retention ridge coupled to the lens opening perimeter. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The optical appliance of claim 10, wherein the first, second, and third top lens retention ridges and the first, second, and third bottom lens retention ridges are alternatingly positioned along the lens opening perimeter. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The optical appliance of claim 8, wherein the top lens retention ridge has a top lens retention ridge depth, and wherein the bottom lens retention ridge has a bottom lens retention ridge depth, and wherein the top lens retention ridge depth is smaller than the bottom lens retention ridge depth. ### Claim 13 A method of forming an optical appliance comprising: forming a lens opening in a body portion of the optical appliance, wherein the lens opening extends through the body portion, and wherein the lens opening is defined by a lens opening perimeter; and forming a lens retention rim on a perimeter of a lens, wherein the lens retention rim couples the lens within the lens opening. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein a perimeter of the body portion is kidney-shaped. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein forming a lens opening in a body portion of the optical appliance comprises forming a top lens retention ridge on the lens opening perimeter. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the top lens retention ridge is placed on the lens opening perimeter closer to a top surface of the body portion than to a bottom surface of the body portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the step of forming a lens opening in a body portion of the optical appliance further comprises forming a bottom lens retention ridge on the lens opening perimeter. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the bottom lens retention ridge is placed on the lens opening perimeter closer to the bottom surface of the body portion than to the top surface of the body portion. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising forming an orientation feature opening in the body portion, wherein the orientation feature opening is defined by the inner perimeter of an alphabetical character. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising forming a strap mount opening in the body portion.