# US 2017/0285368 A1 · Therapeutic eyewear frame

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- Number: US 2017/0285368 A1
- Document ID: US20170285368A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/627,180
- Filed: 2017-06-19
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2014-06-06
- Assignees: Effekt LLC
- Applicants: Effekt LLC
- Inventors: Robert Falken
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170285368A1

## CPC

- G02C 5/001: {specially adapted for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for or not fully classifiable according to technical characteristics, e.g. therapeutic glasses}
- G02C 5/12: Nose pads; Nose-engaging surfaces of bridges or rims
- G02C 5/146: {having special front end}
- G02C 11/00: Non-optical adjuncts; Attachment thereof (G02C7/16 takes precedence)
- G02C 13/001: {Assembling; Repairing}
- 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)

## Abstract

A therapeutic eyewear frame is disclosed. A therapeutic agent is integrated with one or more frame before, during or after forming a material into the frame, the therapeutic agent having between 100 and 10,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter.

## Claims

### Claim 1

Therapeutic eyewear comprising:
an eyewear frame; and
a therapeutic agent integrated with the eyewear frame, the therapeutic agent having between 100 and 10,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The therapeutic eyewear frame in accordance with claim 1, wherein the therapeutic agent includes negative ion powder applied to a plurality of plastic pellets prior to being injection-moulded as the eyewear frame.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The therapeutic eyewear frame in accordance with claim 1, wherein the therapeutic agent includes tourmaline powder.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The therapeutic eyewear frame in accordance with claim 1, wherein the therapeutic agent has approximately 2,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The therapeutic eyewear frame in accordance with claim 1, wherein the eyewear frame is formed of plastic.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The therapeutic eyewear frame in accordance with claim 1, wherein the eyewear frame is formed of metal.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The therapeutic eyewear frame in accordance with claim 6, wherein the therapeutic agent is applied to a surface of the metal

### Claim 8

A therapeutic eyewear frame comprising:
a frame front having a right temple bridge and a left temple bridge, the frame front supporting and at least partially framing one or more lenses;
a therapeutic agent integrated with the frame front, the therapeutic agent having between 100 and 10,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter in one or more of the frame front, the right temple bridge, and the left temple bridge.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The therapeutic eyewear frame in accordance with claim 8, further comprising a pair of nose pads, and wherein the therapeutic agent is integrated with the pair of nose pads.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The therapeutic eyewear frame in accordance with claim 8, wherein the therapeutic agent includes tourmaline powder.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The therapeutic eyewear frame in accordance with claim 8, wherein the therapeutic agent has approximately 2,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The therapeutic eyewear frame in accordance with claim 8, wherein the frame front, the right temple bridge, and the left temple bridge are formed of plastic.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The therapeutic eyewear frame in accordance with claim 8, wherein the frame front, the right temple, and the left temple are formed of metal.

### Claim 14

A method comprising:
providing a base material for an eyewear frame;
forming the eyewear frame from the base material, the eyewear frame being formed into one or more of a frame front, a right temple bridge, and a left temple bridge, the frame front for supporting and at least partially framing one or more lenses; and
integrating a therapeutic agent with one or more of the frame front, the right temple bridge and the left temple bridge during or after the forming, the therapeutic agent having between 100 and 10,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method in accordance with claim 14, wherein the base material is plastic, and wherein the forming further includes injection moulding the eyewear frome.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method in accordance with claim 15, wherein integrating the therapeutic agent with one or more of the frame front, the right temple bridge and the left temple bridge further includes mixing negative ion powder with plastic pellets prior to the injection moulding.