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US 10310296
Eyewear with printed circuit board
Current assignee: Ingeniospec LLC
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Patent Overview: US10310296B2 — "Eyewear with printed circuit board"
Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/[US10310296](/patent/US10310296)/en
Bibliographic data (as supplied): US Patent 10310296B2; application US13/831,445; filed 2013-03-14; granted/publication date 2019-06-04; earliest priority date listed as 2003-10-09; adjusted expiration listed as 2026-12-30, status "Active." Inventors listed: Thomas A Howell, David Chao, C. Douglass Thoas, Peter P Tong. Original and current assignee listed: Ingeniospec LLC. Classification: G02C11/00 and G02C11/10 (non-optical adjuncts; electronic devices other than hearing aids).
Purpose and plain-language scope: The patent relates generally to glasses, and more particularly to glasses utilizing electrical components. According to the supplied definitions, an eyeglass frame includes a lens holder, a first temple with a first end close to the lens holder and a second end further away, a second temple, an electrical connector, and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board, with at least one electrical component attached thereon, can be provided in the first temple. The connector can be provided close to the first end of the first temple, facing downward, and configured to be electrically connected to the at least one electrical component. In another embodiment, an eyeglass frame includes a first printed circuit board with at least one electrical component, and the first printed circuit board can be connected to an electrical component at the frame via a second printed circuit board. The excerpt also notes figures, including FIG. 1 showing a speaker in one temple and FIG. 2 showing a tube extending from a speaker to guide sound to the user's ear, with FIG. 3 referenced but not described in the supplied text.
What the excerpt does not establish: It does not provide the full claims, complete written description, or all figures. It does not establish the specific content of any claim limitation, the full priority chain, or the status or outcome of any litigation, ownership transfer, or validity determination. No prior-art analysis is included here. Statements above are limited to the supplied text.
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