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US 9,001,314 B1Granted
Protection factor rating system for protective eyewear
AssigneeRoxy Development, LLC
InventorGary W. Hall
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Abstract
A method of rating eyewear includes providing eyewear to be rated, measuring a physical property of the eyewear selected from a group that includes ultraviolet radiation absorption, blue light radiation absorption, infrared radiation absorption, and light blocking capability, transforming the physical property into a rating value, and informing a prospective consumer of the rating value.
Claims7
A method of rating eye protective capability of eyewear frames, the method comprising:
- measuring an ultraviolet (UV) radiation blocking capability of a frame to be rated, wherein measuring the UV radiation blocking capability of the frame comprises measuring a quantity of direct or scattered UV radiation that can reach an eye of a user of the frame (a) without being blocked by the frame and (b) without passing through a lens of the eyewear;
- transforming the UV blocking capability of the frame into a frame rating value;
- and
- informing a prospective consumer of the frame rating value.
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