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US Patent 7686449 Eyewear retention system and method

Patent 7686449 was granted and assigned to Oakley, Inc. on March, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent

Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Oakley, Inc.

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7686449

Patent Inventor Names

Carlos D. Reyes0

Ryan Saylor0

Malcolm Neal Houston0

James H. Jannard0

Date of Patent

March 30, 2010

Patent Application Number

11739618

Date Filed

April 24, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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Huy K. Mai

Patent abstract

Disclosed is an eyewear retention system. In some embodiments, the eyewear retention system retains a lens by using at least one padding structure located between the lens and the lens holder. In some embodiments, the lens can be press fit into the frame and retained by the resulting interference fit. The lens holder, such as an orbital, can fully or partially surround the lens.