Rotary actuation mechanism for variable focus spectacles

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8888276
APP PUB NO 20130176528A1
SERIAL NO

13736532

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A rotary actuation mechanism for variable focus spectacles is disclosed. The spectacles include two variable focus lens units and a bridge therebetween. The actuation mechanism includes a rotary cam rotatably mounted on the bridge, a fingerwheel attached to the rotary cam to rotate it, a cam follower disposed in slidable contact with the peripheral surface of the rotary cam, and two elongated couplers pivotally mounted on the bridge. The peripheral surface of the rotary cam is spiral shaped to transfer the rotation of the rotary cam into a linear, or pivoting, motion of the cam follower. Each coupler has a proximate end in contact with or attached to the cam follower and a distal end coupled to a linkage anchor of a respective lens unit, to transfer the motion of the cam follower into simultaneous pivoting motions of the linkage anchors thereby adjusting the focal lengths of the lens units.

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SUPERFOCUS HOLDINGS LLC9107 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 800 BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Coates, James G Sun Valley, US 3 22
Fedele, Daniel E Simi Valley, US 7 439
Kurtin, Stephen Sherman Oaks, US 39 1237
Villalovos, Terence J Simi Valley, US 2 4

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