Color and Pattern Identifying and Highlighting Lenses

• US 20140268280A1
• Filed: 03/17/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ideal Innovations, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ideal Innovations, Inc.
• Inventors: Simon, David, Ambs, Loran, Patricio, Paul
• Application Number:
  US14/217,071
• Publication Number:
  US 20140268280A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/265
• CPC Class Codes: B63H 19/02 by using energy derived from movement of ambient water, e.g. from rolling or pitching of vessels
• CPC Class Codes: F03B 13/10 Submerged units incorporating electric generators or motors
• CPC Class Codes: F03B 13/14 using wave energy
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/26 Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/346 using phase variation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/20 Hydro energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/30 Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient

Abstract

An optical film having electrochromatic characteristics that block selected wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum when activated by an electric signal configured to operate with a controller that activates the electromagnetic characteristics of the film.

Claims

1. An optical device, comprising

a film having electrochromatic characteristics that block selected wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum when activated by an electric signal;

and

a controller operatively connected to the film that activates the electromagnetic characteristics of the film.

2. The optical device of claim 1, wherein the film is integrated into a lens.

3. The optical device of claim 1, wherein the controller cycles the activation and deactivation of the electrochromatic characteristics.

4. An optical film with temporally varying attenuation characteristics that alternatively attenuate or pass 1 or more optical bands.

5. The device of claim 4 in which the attenuation characteristics are controlled by an electric current.

6. The device of claim 5 in which the frequency or frequencies of the optical and affected are determined and controlled by a microprocessor.

7. The device of claim 6 further comprising an optical sensor to determine ambient light conditions.

9. The device of claim 6 in which the attenuation characteristics can be manually adjusted.

8. The device working in conjunction with other vision-enhancing device such as a thermal or light-amplifying goggles.

10. A method for enhancing vision, comprising

determining the visible wavelength deficiencies of a user,

selecting a film color filter in accordance with the deficiencies, and

attenuating the film to alert a user to the user'"'"'s deficiencies.