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Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
ACOSTA GEORGE E	Not Provided

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• G02C:SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY ....

• 2013 Application Filing Year
• G02C Class
• 511 Applications Filed
• 456 Patents Issued To-Date
• 89.24 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Acosta, George E	Chandler, US	1	24
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 24

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• 24 Citation Count
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Full Text

US Patent No: 8573773

Sweatband eyewear holder for a hat

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Abstract

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An embodiment of the invention is an eyewear holding clip having an inner fold, a curved surface extending from the inner fold and arching outwardly and away from the inner fold in a spiral pattern, and then slightly curving away from the inner fold to make an end. The sweatband of a hat is tucked into the inner fold of the holding clip. The fold has a certain width and then the clip narrows as it extends away from the fold.

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