Beginning at NYU in Jan 2013 within the context of a Patents Translation course delivered online, this blog seeks to uncover the patents that rock our daily lives....
On April 11, 2017, the US design
patent USD783702S, titled Sunglasses, was awarded to Robyn Rihanna
Fenty, inventor and popstar. The patent was assigned to Christian Dior Couture S.A., In
Paris France. The patent covers the eponymous Dior eyeware
collection, called Rihanna.
According toFashionista, the Dior Rihanna collection was Inspired by the iconic Star Trek prosthetic visor eyeware, worn by Lieutenant
Geordi La Forge. The collection comes in several
different colors, even a 24K gold-plated model. Rihanna collaborated with
Mathieu Jamin, Creative Director for eyewear and watches at the
House of Dior, on all aspects of the project.
USD783702S1 figure 1 and images of the Dior Rihanna collection of sunglasses
References
AFP (May 30, 2016) Rihanna and Dior release new sunglass collection. Agence France Presse.
Peak is a British term, defined in Hornby's Oxford Dictionary as “pointed front part of a cap; projecting brim (to shade the eyes)". The corresponding American English term is "visor", which should explain any difficulties you might experience searching for visor patents, drafted by a speaker of British English.
The DiorClub1 visor is included in the sunglasses category with a 100% UVA/UVB-protected plastic peak. The DiorClub1 visor also has an inside cushioning foam strip, running the full length of the forehead, designed to increase comfort. The Dior logo “J’ADIOR” appears on the front of the visor, and the name “Christian Dior” is woven into the wide adjustable elastic band, on the back.
The US design patent USD862045S, titled Peak, was awarded on October 8th, 2019, to Mathieu Jamin, inventor of the DiorClub1 design, and Creative Director for eyewear and watches at the House of Dior. The patent Figure 1.5 drawing is shown below, together with various corresponding models of the marketed DiorClub1 visor.
The slim, rectangular, single lens
DiorMercure sunglasses are made of acetate. The slim arms, also made of
acetate, each have a ribbed rubber accent. The slim wrap-around-brow style is often
referenced as futuristic.
The US design patentUSD881264S1, titled Pair of glasses, was awarded on April 14, 2020, to Mathieu Jamin, inventor of the
DiorMercure design, and Creative Director for eyewear and watches at the House
of Dior. Included below, the patent Figure 7, and images of the marketed DiorMercure
sunglasses in gray silver, dark gray and crystal blue.
USD881264S1 - Figure 7
DiorMercure sunglasses (gray silver, gray and crystal blue)
HarDior (Hardcore Dior) sunglasses feature a palladium-tone, extremely light-weight, composite metal frame, with a single, rimless, oversized (61 mm), rectangular acrylic lens. HarDior
sunglasses are patented with the US design patent USD825645S1, titled Sunglasses, awarded on August 14, 2018 toMathieu Jamin, inventor of the HarDior sunglasses and Creative
Director for eyewear and watches at the House of Dior.
Included below, the patent Figure 1.2, together with three HarDior models in green, orange and grey.
DiorSoReal
deconstructed aviator sunglasses feature an open nose bridge. The DiorSoReal design is protected in the US with the design patent USD832912S1,
titled Sunglasses, awarded, on November 6, 2018, to Mathieu Jamin, inventor of the DiorSoReal sunglasses and Creative Director for eyewear and watches at the House of Dior.
Included below, the patent Figure 1, together with the image of a corresponding marketed pair of DiorSoReal sunglasses, in pink with gold rim.
As a reminder, the difference between a US design patent and a US utility patent is the following:
The aviator-style DiorQuake3 sunglasses
comprise a single, oversized, UV-protected lens, that comes in several
different colors. A discreet Christian Dior logo appears on each temple. For the DiorQuake3 single-lens design, the US
design patentUSD875819S1,
titled Spectacles, was granted, on Feb. 18, 2020, to Mathieu Jamin, inventor of the DiorQuake 3 single-lens, aviator-style sunglasses, and Creative Director for eyewear and watches at the House of Dior.
Included below, the patent Figure 7,
together with an image of the DiorQuake3 sunglasses, displaying a grey-colored lens.
As a reminder, the difference between US design and utility patents is the following :
If you are fond of designer sunglasses, the DiorQuake1 shades are
spectacular!
The DiorQuake1 design features a flat, rimless, single UV-protected lens, with a distinctive oversized square shape.
The DiorQuake1 sunglasses are sometimes called Dior ColorQuake1, because the
single lens comes in several different colors, such as fuchsia (shown below), burgundy,
grey, nude, yellow, green or navy. A discreet Christian Dior (CD) logo appears on the temples.
The DiorQuake1 design is patented. The US design patent USD858623, titled Sunglasses, was granted, on September 3, 2019, to Mathieu Jamin, inventor of the DiorQuake1 single lens sunglasses, and Creative Director for eyewear and watches at the House of Dior.
As a reminder, a design patent is different from a utility patent in that:
“a utility patent” protects the way an article is used
and works (35 U.S.C. 101), while a “design patent” protects the way an
article looks (35 U.S.C.
171) [MPEP Chapt. 1502.01; [R-07.2015]].
Below, the patent Figure 7, together with an image of the
marketed DiorQuake1 model, displaying a single fuschia-colored lens.
According to a University of Arizona-Rockport Shoes study cited in the patent US9272058B1, titled Sanitizing device, system and methods of use thereof, the transfer rate of pathogens,
from footwear to uncontaminated surfaces, ranges between 90 and 99% (CIRI, 2001). This means
that such pathogens as Escherichia Coli
(E. Coli), Klebisiella Pneumonia, and Serratia
Ficaria, respectively responsible for extensive gastrointestinal, lung, and kidney damage, might easily be transferred into homes and workplaces simply
when people are walking in (Barker et al. 2001). To resolve
this problematic situation, the invention recited in US9272058B1offers a UV light sanitizing solution. A solution requiring that a user stand on a UV light-emitting platform, for approximately 8
seconds, during which time the UVC radiation
emitted will damage the DNA/RNA of pathogens, in turn making it impossible for any bacteria
and/or viruses transported on the soles of the wearer’s shoes to replicate, and
thus contaminate ambulatory surfaces.
Within the context of the COVID 19 pandemic
and phased re-opening of the economy, this invention has generated renewed
interest at hospitals, restaurants and other community and residential facilities (ABC News, 2020).
The abstract of this invention is
included below, together with the patent Figure
1, showing the UVC radiation-emitting platform, on which the wearer stands
for shoe sole decontamination. This invention is otherwise
versatile, in that the UV light-emitting source also functions as a wand, that might be
removed from the platform box for sanitizing additional objects.
A device that eliminates contaminants before they can be transmitted throughout a structure. The device may include a platform housing a disinfection source for selectively emitting UV-C light. The platform has a top. The top has two areas that pass the UV-C light with the remaining area of the top unable to pass the UV-C light. The two areas of the top are capable of supporting a person standing on the areas with a foot respectively on each area. The disinfection source is configured to emit the UV-C light when a person stands on the two areas, but not when there is no person standing on the two areas. The disinfection source may be removable from the platform for use in disinfecting objects.
In particular, the patent Figure 1 depicts the device 10 comprising a substantially square box housing 12, with four sides 22a, 22b, 24a and 24b, built together to support the weight of a standing adult. The platform 20, on top of the housing 12, has two transparent shoe-print openings 26a and 26b, on which the user stands, and through which UV light is emitted, via a tubular UVC light source 14, for the purposes of sanitizing the user’s soles. The tubular UVC light source 14 may turn on and off automatically, as the user steps on and off the platform 20, so that no UVC light is emitted when noone is standing on the platform 20.
The shoe-print openings 26a and 26b may be of any shape and size, without departing from the scope of the invention. For users with shoe sizes larger than the shoe print, repeat exposures to UVC light are recommended. For users with shoe sizes smaller than the shoe print, the unobstructed effects of any surrounding UVC light radiation are specified insignificant, in terms of potential harm, to the user standing on the device, or to additional people in close proximity.
Otherwise, the housing 12 is substantially hollow, with an opening 28, through which the tubular UVC light source 14 may be removed for use as a portable UVC sanitizing wand 40 (not depicted on Figure 1). The device 10 is powered by regular household current via a power cord 30. The device also has a switch 32, which may include a delay timer for the purposes of giving the user time to step onto the platform 20, prior to activation of the sanitizing UVC light.
Several marketed embodiments of this invention already exist. The YouTube video below demonstrates use of the Healthy Sole Plus System., a system that was laboratory-tested for effectiveness, in March 2020, against both SARS CoV1 and SARS-CoV2 (Sattar, 2020). The Healthy Sole Plus System includes a UV light shield in the toe portion of the platform, as well as onscreen means to assist with correct sole positioning on the platform.
