# US 5,710,613 A · Modified vision artist's glasses > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,710,613 A - Document ID: US5710613A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/658,359 - Filed: 1996-06-05 - Granted: 1998-01-20 - Earliest claimed: 1996-06-05 - Inventors: S. Grant Hughes - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5710613A ## CPC - G02C 7/10: Filters, e.g. for facilitating adaptation of the eyes to the dark; Sunglasses - G02C 7/00: Optical parts (characterised by the material G02B1/00) - G02C 7/086: {Auxiliary lenses located directly on a main spectacle lens or in the immediate vicinity of main spectacles} - G02C 7/16: Shades; shields; Obturators, e.g. with pinhole, with slot {(G02C5/003 takes precedence)} - G02C 9/02: by hinging - G02C 11/12: {Side shields for protection of the eyes} - 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 Artist's eyeglasses having a clear section in the lens and a diffused section in the same lens suited for viewing an object to be painted or drawn through the diffused section and seeing that object in its most basic shape, shifting one's gaze away from the object to the painting medium (canvas) and simultaneously shifting one's eyes to the clear section while the basic shape is fresh in the mind, and transferring that basic shape onto canvass. The glasses also have adjustable shading and lighting shields over the frame and temple arms to permit the artist to vary the shading and lighting at the point of perception as best suited for artistic needs and purposes. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Modified vision artist glasses for use by an artist in viewing an object to be painted, said glasses comprising an eyeglass frame having a first side, a second side, and a top; a retaining means attached to said frame; at least one lens attached to said frame, said lens further comprising at least two sections, a first section being substantially diffused yet not blocked to thereby permit objects beyond to be seen in their entirety and a second section being substantially clear, whereby when viewing an object through the diffused section, an artist sees the object in its most basic form, without definition and detail, and, while fresh in the artist's mind, the artist shifts view to a painting medium, such as a canvass, and simultaneously views the canvass through the clear section, thereby transferring the object as modified onto the canvass. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The invention as described in claim 1 wherein said retaining means comprises a front, a back, and a bottom, said front attaching to said frame, said retaining means further having a retainer shield on said bottom extending downward therefrom. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The invention as described in claim 2 wherein said retainer shield is adjustably attached to said retaining means by a retainer shield attachment. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The invention as described in claim 1 wherein said diffused section comprises a section diffused to a grade reflective of having been made from between a mold polished by a polisher having between about a 1200 grit, 15 micron grit size to a mold polished by a polisher having about a 240 grit dry blast at about 100 psi. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The invention as described in claim 1 wherein said diffused section comprises a section diffused to a grade reflective of having been made from between a mold polished by a polisher having about a 1200 grit, 15 micron grit size to a mold polished by a polisher having about a 280 grit stone. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The invention as described in claim 1 wherein said diffused section comprises a section diffused to a grade reflective of having been made from between a mold polished by a polisher having about a 1200 grit, 15 micron grit size to a mold polished by a polisher having about 320 grit emery cloth. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The invention as described in claim 1 wherein said retaining means comprises an attaching device connected to said frame. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The invention as described in claim 7 wherein said attaching device comprises at least one retaining pin, said retaining pin having a first portion attached to said frame and a second portion extending from said first portion, said second portion having a biased opening into which an object may be inserted and said frame may be securely held onto said object thereby. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The invention as described in claim 7 wherein said attaching device comprises at least one retaining clip, said retaining clip having an open end and a closed end, each in biased cooperation with one another, said closed end being attached to said frame and further having a protrusion which when said protrusion is engaged causes the open end to open and permit insertion of said attaching device onto an object such that said frame will be securely held onto said object thereby. ### Claim 10 Modified vision artist glasses for use by an artist in viewing an object to be painted, said glasses comprising an eyeglass frame having a first side, a second side, and a top; a retaining means attached to said frame, said retaining means comprising an attaching device having at least one retaining clip, said retaining clip having an open end and a closed end, each in biased cooperation with one another, said closed end being attached to said frame and further having a protrusion which when said protrusion is engaged causes the open end to open and permit insertion of said attaching device onto an object such that said frame will be securely held onto said object thereby; at least one lens attached to said frame, said lens further comprising at least two sections, a first section being substantially diffused yet not blocked to thereby permit objects beyond to be seen in their entirety and a second section being substantially clear, whereby when viewing an object through the diffused section, an artist sees the object in its most basic form, without definition and detail, and, while fresh in the artist's mind, the artist shifts view to a painting medium, such as a canvass, and simultaneously views the canvass through the clear section, thereby transferring the object as modified onto the canvass. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The invention as described in claim 10 wherein said diffused section comprises a section diffused to a grade reflective of having been made from between a mold polished by a polisher having about a 1200 grit, 15 micron grit size to mold polished by a polisher having about a 240 grit dry blast at about 100 psi. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The invention as described in claim 10 wherein said diffused section comprises a section diffused to a grade reflective of having been made from between a mold polished by a polisher having about a 1200 grit, 15 micron grit size to a mold polished by a polisher having about a 280 grit stone. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The invention as described in claim 10 wherein said diffused section comprises a section diffused to a grade reflective of having been made from between a mold polished by a polisher having about a 1200 grit, 15 micron grit size to a mold polished by a polisher having about a 320 grit emery cloth. ### Claim 14 Modified vision artist glasses for use by an artist in viewing an object to be painted, said glasses comprising an eyeglass frame having a first side, a second side, and a top; a retaining means attached to said frame, said retaining means comprising an attachment device having at least one retaining pin, said retaining pin having a first portion connected to said frame and a second portion extending therefrom, said second portion further having a biased opening into which an object may be inserted and said frame may be securely held onto said object thereby; at least one lens attached to said frame, said lens further comprising at least two sections, a first section being substantially diffused yet not blocked to thereby permit objects beyond to be seen in their entirety and a second section being substantially clear, whereby when viewing an object through the diffused section, an artist sees the object in its most basic form, without definition and detail, and, while fresh in the artist's mind, the artist shifts view to a painting medium, such as a canvass, and simultaneously views the canvass through the clear section, thereby transferring the object as modified onto the canvass. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The invention as described in claim 14 wherein said diffused section comprises a section diffused to a grade reflective of having been made from between a mold polished by a polisher having about a 1200 grit, 15 micron grit size to a mold polished by a polisher having about a 240 grit dry blast at about 100 psi. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The invention as described in claim 14 wherein said diffused section comprises a section diffused to a grade reflective of having been made from between a mold polished by a polisher having about a 1200 grit, 15 micron grit size to a mold polished by a polisher having about a 280 grit stone. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The invention as described in claim 14 wherein said diffused section comprises a section diffused to a grade reflective of having been made from between a mold polished by a polisher having about a 1200 grit, 15 micron grit size to a mold polished by a polisher having about a 320 grit emery cloth.