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Abom Unfoggable Goggle – FUSE Industrial Design

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If you’re a skier or snowboarder you know how frustrating it is when everything is right but your goggles are fogged. It was this problem that client Dave McCullough expressed to his friends Howard Russell and Jack Cornelius. These two friends were sort of the dynamic duo of Patent Atty, Howard and Engineer, Jack. The two did some research and came up with a solution that could address this problem:  Heated ITO film. ITO is a transparent  conductive material that is sputtered onto a clear substrate. By applying a  a voltage across this film, the surface heats up and decimates the fog. Having a firm grasp on the physics of fog, Jack  correctly theorized we only needed  to get the temperature above dewpoint.

2015 Gold Medal, Edison Awards 2016 Best New Technology, SIA SnowShow 2015 Gear of the Show, Outside Magazine 2015 IDSA IDEA FINALIST 2015 Industrial Design Naming Engineering Prototyping Testing Problem The problem is simple. You're on the mountain and your head is pumping out heat while the outside of your goggle air is much cooler. The moist heated air within the goggle meets the cold lens and condenses, causing fog to happen. Solution In the Abom goggle, that warm air generated by your head is met with with a warmer environment due to the slightly heated lens. There is no…

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