Electrochromic eyewear
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1. Electrochromic eyewear comprising:
- a. an eyewear frame comprising;
i. a first arm and a first hinge that connects the first arm to the eyewear frame;
ii. a second arm and a second hinge that connects the second arm to the eyewear frame; and
iii. a photosensor cavity comprising a conically-shaped cross-section;
b. an electrochromic lens connected to the eyewear frame that covers the photosensor cavity;
c. a photosensor contained within the photosensor cavity and configured to receive light and convert such light to a photosensor potential;
d. a controller contained within at least one of the first and second arms in electrical communication with the photosensor and the electrochromic lens, the controller configured to deliver a voltage to the electrochromic lens in response to the photosensor potential; and
e. a power source contained within at least one of the first and second arms in electrical communication with the controller.
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Abstract
Electrochromic eyewear that include a removable electrochromic lens are provided herein.
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30 Claims
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1. Electrochromic eyewear comprising:
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a. an eyewear frame comprising; i. a first arm and a first hinge that connects the first arm to the eyewear frame; ii. a second arm and a second hinge that connects the second arm to the eyewear frame; and iii. a photosensor cavity comprising a conically-shaped cross-section; b. an electrochromic lens connected to the eyewear frame that covers the photosensor cavity; c. a photosensor contained within the photosensor cavity and configured to receive light and convert such light to a photosensor potential; d. a controller contained within at least one of the first and second arms in electrical communication with the photosensor and the electrochromic lens, the controller configured to deliver a voltage to the electrochromic lens in response to the photosensor potential; and e. a power source contained within at least one of the first and second arms in electrical communication with the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Electrochromic eyewear comprising:
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a. an eyewear frame comprising a first arm and a second arm, wherein at least one of the first and second arms comprise a hinge that connects the arm to the eyewear frame, the hinge comprising a set of interconnected knuckles and an electrical passthrough disposed within the set of interconnected knuckles;
wherein the arm can rotate upon the hinge between an open and closed position;b. an electrochromic lens connected to the eyewear frame comprising electrical contacts; c. a controller contained within at least one of the first and second arms in electrical communication with the electrochromic lens, the controller configured to deliver a voltage to the electrochromic lens to vary the transmittance (% T) of the electrochromic lens in response to a stimulus transmitted to the controller; d. a power source contained within at least one of the first and second arms in electrical communication with the controller; and e. a flexible circuit configured to maintain electrical communication between the electrochromic lens and the controller when at least one of the first and second arms is in their open or closed position, comprising; i. electrical contact pads connected to the eyewear frame and configured to releaseably contact the electrical contacts of the electrochromic lens; and ii. a flexible electrical conduit that connects the electrical contact pads to the controller through the electrical passthrough. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. Eyewear having removable electrochromic lenses, the eyewear comprising:
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a. an eyewear frame comprising; i. first and second arms connected by first and second hinges, respectively, to the eyewear frame; ii. a rear portion comprising an electrochromic lens snap fitting and spring-loaded electrochromic lens contact pads; and iii. a front portion having a fastener configured to releaseably connect the front portion to the rear portion; b. an electrochromic lens disposed between the front portion and rear portion of the eyewear frame, wherein the electrochromic lens snap fitting and the spring loaded electrochromic lens contact pads are configured to releaseably connect the electrochromic lens to the rear portion; c. a photosensor connected to the rear portion of the eyewear frame and configured to receive light and convert such light to a photosensor potential; and d. a controller contained within at least one of the first and second arms in electrical communication with the electrochromic lens and the photosensor, wherein the controller is configured to deliver a voltage to the electrochromic lens through the spring-loaded electrochromic lens contact pads in response to the photosensor potential.
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