By 1939, with anti-glare, impact- resistant Kalichrome lenses, which filter out UV rays, and a lightweight metal frame, the Ray-Ban Aviator was patented. Pilots loved the sunglasses, and they ...

A case in point is Ray-Ban, which was behind the world’s first aviator sunglasses, conceived in the 1930s to ban rays from the eyes of US Air Force pilots. Though marketed under the Ray-Ban ...