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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Protective eyewear and gear |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Frisco, TX |
Key people | Myles R. Freeman (Founder) |
| Website | https://www.wileyx.com/ |
Wiley X is an American private company that designs and manufactures protective eyewear. [1] [2]
In 1987, U.S. Army Veteran Myles R. Freeman Sr. founded the company Protective Optics, Inc. in Daly City, California by creating shooting glasses for several FBI agents from one office. [3] [4]
In 1990, the company began producing protective eyewear and sunglasses for civilian needs, e.g. in motorsport, cycling, fishing, hunting, and industrial manufacturing. [5] [6] In November 2007, Protective Optics, Inc. changed its name to Wiley X, Inc. [7]
The company moved the headquarters in 2010 to a building in Livermore, California where it remained until moving to Frisco, TX in 2022. [8] [9] [10]
Wiley X has partnerships with professional athletes, non-profits and the entertainment industry over. [11] [12]
In a book Battle Rattle (2006 Windrow & Greene) by Hans Halberstadt the author states that the 82nd Airborne Division was the first one to buy Wlley X in bulk, ordering thousands of the SG-1s goggles, originally developed for Ranger regiment, shortly after deploying in Afghanistan in spring 2002. [13]
Wiley X is eyewear meets the ANSI Z87.1+ standards for clarity, high-velocity and high mass impacts. [14] [15]
American Sniper, [16] Army of the Dead, [17] Bright (2017), [18] SWAT, [19] The Office, [20] Big Little Lies [21]
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