# US 7,410,254 B2 · Heated eyewear > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,410,254 B2 - Document ID: US7410254B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/154,908 - Filed: 2005-06-15 - Published: 2006-09-07 - Granted: 2008-08-12 - Earliest claimed: 2005-03-01 - Inventors: Craig James Goodis - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7410254B2 ## CPC - G02C 11/08: Anti-misting means, e.g. ventilating, heating (H05B3/84 takes precedence); Wipers - 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 Eyewear, e.g., an apparatus to be worn on or adjacent to a person's eyes, which includes a heating element that is configured to provide heat. The heat provided may be sufficient to provide warmth to a wearer of the eyewear or to prevent accumulation of, e.g., snow, ice, fog or any other type of matter, whether environmental or otherwise. The eyewear may include an actuation element for actuating the heating element, the actuation element being configured to cause the heating element to generate heat either automatically or manually. Power for the heating element to generate heat may be provided by a power source, such as a battery. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus to be worn on or adjacent to a person's eyes, the apparatus comprising: a frame; an integral heating element that is disposed in and throughout the frame and is configured to provide heat directly or indirectly to provide warmth to the skin of a wearer; and a thermistor to regulate the amount of heat generated by the integral heating element and to keep the frame at an approximately constant temperature. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is one of prescription or non-prescription eyeglasses, prescription or non-prescription sunglasses, goggles, a visor, a shield and a helmet. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is suitable to be worn by the person for at least one of skiing, skydiving, hunting, paintball or other entertainment or interactive games, safety, combat, infrared or night-vision, driving or riding vehicles, welding or any other type of construction work, any type of laboratory work, police work and space travel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the heat provided is sufficient to prevent accumulation on at least a portion of the apparatus or on at least a portion of the wearer's face of at least one of snow, ice and fog. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an actuation element for actuating the heating element. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the actuation element operates at least one of automatically and manually. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the actuation element is a switch. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein actuation element is a manually operated switch. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the switch is located at or within a hinge connected to an earpiece. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the switch is configured such that the heating element is caused to be heated upon the earpiece being opened into a position suitable to be worn by the person. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the switch is a level-actuatable switch. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the level-actuatable switch is configured such that the heating element is caused to be heated when the apparatus is positioned in a substantially vertical alignment. ### Claim 13 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the actuation element is automatic. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the actuation element actuates the heating element in response to an environmental factor. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein environmental factor is at least one of a temperature, a wind speed, and a barometric pressure. ### Claim 16 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein actuation element is a voice-activation mechanism. ### Claim 17 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the actuation element is a remote control mechanism. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a power source. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the power source is a battery. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the power source employs at least one of solar power, chemical power, electromechanical power, hydrogen power, lunar power, and nuclear power. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus includes a ground position sensor. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus includes a lighting element. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus includes a compass. ### Claim 24 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus includes a clock. ### Claim 25 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus includes one of a microprocessor electronic memory unit and a data unit. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the one of a microprocessor electronic memory unit and data unit is configured to at least one of store, transfer and display data. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the data includes at least one of service data, directional data, academic or educational data, DVD or other video display data. ### Claim 28 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising at least one component that is fabricated from a heat insulating material. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the at least one component is one of a nose-piece and an earpiece. ### Claim 30 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the heating element is heated to a temperature of between about 50° to about 150° F. ### Claim 31 (depends on 30) The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the heating element is heated to a temperature of between about 70° F. to about 110° F. ### Claim 32 (depends on 31) The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the heating element is heated to a temperature of between about 80° F. to about 100° F. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the heating element is heated to a temperature of about 90° F.