PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

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Class Number: 351
 Class Title: OPTICS: EYE EXAMINING, VISION TESTING AND CORRECTING

Subclass  Subclass
Number    Title

  200     EYE EXAMINING OR TESTING INSTRUMENT
  201     .For fusion and space perception testing (e.g., stereoscopic
            vision)
  202     ..Of abnormal muscular functioning
  203     .Eye exercising or training type
  204     .For interpupillary distance measuring or lens positioning
  205     .Objective type
  206     ..Including eye photography
  207     ...Having spurious reflection blocking
  208     ...Having means to detect proper distance or alignment (i.e.,
              eye to instrument)
  209     ..Including eye movement detection
  210     ...Using photodetector
  211     ..Including projected target image
  212     ...For cornea curvature measurement
  213     ..Including light filter or absorber
  214     ..Including diaphram or slit
  215     ..Including light polarizing means
  216     ..Including lens selectively insertable in optical path
  217     ...On rotary disc
  218     ....Hand held type
  219     ..With contact lens
  220     ..Including reflectors with off-set surfaces
  221     ..Including illuminator
  222     .Subjective type
  223     ..Self examining type
  224     ..Perimeter type
  225     ...With rotatable arm
  226     ...With bowl type screen
  227     ..Including trial frame
  228     ...With multifocal lens
  229     ...With plural lens carrier
  230     ...With individual lens holder
  231     ...Removably attachable to eye glass frame
  232     ..With light polarzing lens
  233     ..Lens or filter selectively insertable in optical path
  234     ...Mounted on rotatable disc
  235     ....Having plural disc carrier
  236     ...Movable along optical axis
  237     ..Including target image projection
  238     ...Tachistoscope type
  239     ..Including test chart or target
  240     ...Stereoscopic type
  241     ...Astigmatism type
  242     ...Chromaticity type
  243     ...Illuminated
  244     ...Having support or cabinet
  245     .Support
  246     .Methods of use
  247     ..For contact lens fitting
  41      SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES
  42      .Lens repair devicess
  43      .Floating or underwater type
  44      .With antiglare or shading
  45      ..Partially occluding the light-path area
  46      ..Perforated opaque plates or shields
  47      ..Removable and/or adjustable filters or screens (e.g., clip-on
             type)
  48      ...Spring biased
  49      ..Polarizing
  50      .With rear-view reflectors
  51      .With decoration or ornamentation
  52      ..Detachably secured
  53      .Shooting type
  54      .Invertible or reversible multifocal type
  55      .With vertical adjustment of multifocal lenses
  56      .Lorgnette type
  57      .With auxiliary lenses movable in and out of the optical path
            (e.g., clip-on type attachments)
  58      ..Spring biased or secured by friction members
  59      .Lens pivots in and out of optical path
  60      .With lens suspension bar (e.g., torsion bar)
  61      .U-shape or half-moon lens below eye level
  62      .With moisture prevention or absorption
  63      .Folding
  64      ..Pince-nez type
  65      .Pince-nez type (including pince-nez bridges, nose grips and
            nose pads therefor)
  66      ..With ear chain or temple
  67      ..Plural bridges
  68      ..With resilient extensible bridge
  69      ..Lens and nose grip movable on flexible bridge
  70      ..Posts or studs connecting bridge and nose grip
  71      ..With spring biased nose grips
  72      ...With pivoting levers
  73      ....With flat spiral springs
  74      ....With springs below bridge
  75      ....With springs encased
  76      ..With adjustable or rockable nose grips or pads
  77      ...With ball joints
  78      ..Nose pads or cushions
  79      ...Plural pad parts engage the nose
  80      ...Detachable
  81      ...Perforated or serrated
  82      ...Fluid-filled or suction type
  83      .Continuous rim mounting
  84      ..With rotating means for multifocal lenses
  85      ..Upper rim portion slotted
  86      ..With lens retaining or locking means
  87      ..Nose guards or pads integral with frame
  88      ..Nose guards or pads removable or adjustable
  89      ..With brace arm temple support
  90      .Split rim mounting
  91      ..With brow pieces or top arms
  92      ...Screwless lens mounting
  93      ..With brace arm supports for temple or lens
  94      ..With auxiliary bridge
  95      ..Expansible and contractible lens rim
  96      ..Locking member secures lens against rotation
  97      ..Split connected by U-clamps or pivot linkss
  98      ..Split on nasal side of rim (i.e., at bridge)
  99      ..Clamp and temple pivot screw spaced along rim clamping arm
  100     ..Clamp and temple pivot screw coincident on rim clamping arm
  101     ..Metal clamps embrace the rims and connect to bridge and/or
             temples
  102     ..Combined metal and plastic rims
  103     .Brace arm or semi-rimless mounting
  104     ..Arm or rim of plastic or of different material (e.g., metal
             and plastic)
  105     ..Detachable brace arm
  106     ..Screwless lens mounting
  107     ..With adjustable lens or frame part
  108     ..Brace arm supports lens at two spaced points or constitutes a
             partial rim
  109     ..Brace arm extends along edge of lens
  110     .Rimless mounting
  111     .Temples
  112     ..With pocket clip or clasp
  113     ..Spring biased
  114     ..Resilient or flexible
  115     ..Reversible or axially rotatable
  116     ..Detachable
  117     ..With covered core or rod (e.g., reinforced)
  118     ..Extensible (e.g., with adjustable sleeve member
  119     ..Two-part type (e.g., jointed)
  120     ..Inclined to lens plane
  121     ..With connector
  122     ..With skin protecting earpiece covering
  123     ..With head or ear engaging attachments
  124     .Bridges
  125     ..Crossbar type
  126     ..Flexible
  127     ...Ball or chain type
  128     ..Adjustable
  129     ..Reinforced
  130     ..With auxiliary support
  131     ..With nose grip or guard integral with bridge
  132     ..With nose grip, nose guard, pad, or cushion
  133     ..With connectors or straps
  134     ...Unitary bridge and straps
  135     ...With lens clamping straps
  136     .Nose pads or cushions
  137     ..Adjustable, rockable, or pivotable
  138     ..Detachable
  139     ..With cover or coating
  140     .Connectors
  141     ..With screw locking means
  142     ..Strap type
  143     ...With particular bracing bar or stud
  144     ...With cementing or fusing
  145     ...With cushion around lens screw or bolt
  146     ....Sleeve or bushing
  147     ...With serrated interengaging parts
  148     ...Adjusting
  149     ...With interengaging projection and recess
  150     ...With resilient parts (e.g., resilient strap arms)
  151     ....Spring between lens and strap
  152     ...With clamping armss
  153     ..With particular hinge
  154     .Lens linings or rims
  155     .With support or holder (e.g., on hat or cap)
  156     ..With head embracing bow or chain
  157     ..Neck retainers
  158     .Combined
  159     .Ophtahalmic lenses or blanks
  160 R   ..Eye contact type
  161     ...Multifocal
  162     ...Colored
  160 H   ...Hydrophilic
  163     ..With light filtering means
  164     ...Multifocal
  165     ...With sections of different light absorption
  166     ..With lens protective layers
  167     ..Cataract correction type
  168     ..Multifocal
  169     ...Gradually varying focal power
  170     ...With prismatic segment
  171     ...Three or more foci
  172     ...Multiple elements
  173     ..Image size (aniseikonia) correction
  174     ..With beveled, polished or reinforced edges
  175     ..Prismatic type
  176     ..Focus and/or astigmatism correction
  177     ..Methods
  178     .Methods (e.g., securing lenses in mountings)