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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7967435 | Metal detectable lens A metal detectable lens that includes a first layer having a first and second surface, the first layer including a visibly transparent material; and a second layer disposed on the first surface of the first layer, wherein the second layer is a layer of conductive ma... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7954944 | Spectacle lens and method for producing the same The disclosure relates to a spectacle lens comprising: a lens base member; a multi-layered anti-reflection film placed on the lens base member, and including a layer mainly made of silicon dioxide as an outermost layer; and a water-and-oil repellent layer provided i... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7938536 | Process for manufacturing a series of ophthalmic lenses and sheet of film used in such a process According to a process for manufacturing a series of ophthalmic lenses, each lens consists of a substrate and a film portion (3) attached to the substrate. The characteristics specific to each lens are obtained by functionalizing the film portion. Film functi... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7854508 | Plastic lens and manufacturing method of plastic lens A plastic lens includes: a plastic lens base material; a hard coat layer formed on the plastic lens base material; an organic antireflection film formed on the hard coat layer; and a primer layer between the plastic lens base material and the hard coat layer. The pl... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7407283 | Goggle lens, method of manufacturing same, and goggle containing same A goggle lens comprises a first surface (210) and a second surface (220) separated by a thickness (230, 240) of the goggle lens. The goggle lens is made up of a central region (121), a first lateral region (122) on a first side of ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7377639 | Laminated functional wafer for plastic optical elements A functional wafer of the present invention is disclosed to solve manufacturing difficulties involved in the production of optical elements such as polycarbonate ophthalmic lenses. The functional wafer may include a front layer, a functional layer, and a back layer,... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7350917 | Light control plastic lens, coated sheet-like light control element for the lens production, and a production method for light control plastic lens A light control plastic lens, a sheet-like light control element, and a production method for light control plastic lenses are provided. More specifically, a light control plastic lens, such as a high index polarizing property and/or a photochromic plastic lens that... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7336423 | Hybrid lens A hybrid lens (10) includes a plastic lens (12) and a glass coating film (14). The plastic lens is manufactured by injection molding. The glass coating film is formed on an outer surface of the plastic lens and encloses the outer surface of the ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7241472 | Method for producing antireflection film-coated plastic lens, and antireflection film-coated plastic lens The method produces a plastic lens with an antireflection film which have the advantages of good adhesion of the antireflection film to any type of hard coat film that underlies it and good abrasion resistance and provides a plastic lens with an antireflection film.... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7188950 | Eyeglass dispensing method A method of making corrective eyeglasses is disclosed. One embodiment is a method of making corrective eyeglasses. The method includes obtaining vision parameters of a patient's eyes, obtaining an eyeglass frame comprising at least one mounted optical element, and p... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182976 | Process for forming a thin film and apparatus therefor A process for forming a thin film is described that enables automatic formation of thin films having constant optical properties reliably and in large quantities with excellent reproducibility suitable for mass production. An apparatus for performing the process is ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178919 | Plastic lens for spectacles A plastic lens of a multilayer film structure forms an organosiloxane-based hard coating film formed on a surface of a lens substrate as a first layer, an inorganic oxide-based antireflection film formed on the hard coating film as a second layer, and a water-repell... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179848 | Method for coloring a transparent article made of polycarbonate and resulting article The invention concerns a method which consists in irradiating at least one face of the article with UV radiation, causing the article to be photodegraded over a thickness of at least 1 μm, and in contacting the irradiated face of the article with a colouring agent ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7144598 | Rapid, thermally cured, back side mar resistant and antireflective coating for ophthalmic lenses Disclosed is a process to rapidly spin-apply an AR coating system to a backside of a prescription lens. The AR coating system comprises a polyurethane primer layer, a siloxane thermally cured scratch resistant coating layer, a two-layer sol-gel AR coating, and a hyd... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7114696 | Disposable molds and method of using the same The present invention encompasses, in part, a method and apparatus for lens casting in which two molds, preferably formed of plastic, are interconnected or joined together via a ring to form a mold cavity having substantially the same dimensions of the lens to be fo... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7106515 | Composition for vapor deposition, method for forming an antireflection film, and optical element A method for producing an optical element having a multi-layered antireflection film formed on a synthetic resin substrate, in which the antireflection film formed has good heat resistance, and its heat resistance lowers little with time. At least one high-refractio... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093937 | Optical component and coating system for coating substrates for optical components An optical component and a coating system for coating substrates for optical components with essentially rotationally symmetric coatings, the system having a planetary-drive system (1) that has a rotating planet carrier (2) and several planets (4 | 08/22/2006 |
| 7081278 | Method for protection of adhesives used to secure optics from ultra-violet light A method for reducing the scattered light emitted through an optical element is provided that protects adhesive used to hold the optical element in place from light induced deterioration. In one embodiment, the method includes applying a thin coating of an organoxy ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059335 | Process for treating moulds or mould halves for the production of ophthalmic lenses In a process for treating moulds or mould halves (3) for the production of ophthalmic lenses, in particular contact lenses, the moulds or mould halves (3) are exposed to a plasma at least in the area of their shaping surfaces (310). ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051290 | Graphical interface for receiving eyeglass prescription information A high volume lens curing system is described. The high volume lens curing system is configured to cure multiple eyeglass lenses in a continuous manner. The lens curing system includes a computer-implemented method configured to collect prescription information, sav... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036932 | Laminated functional wafer for plastic optical elements A functional wafer of the present invention is disclosed to solve manufacturing difficulties involved in the production of optical elements such as polycarbonate ophthalmic lenses. The functional wafer may include a front layer, a functional layer, and a back layer,... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029118 | Waterman's sunglass lens An improved ten-layer performance polarized lens for sunglasses. The lens design maximizes visual acuity while minimizing blue-light transmission using a multi-layer dielectric mirror to reduces glare and overall light transmission, two layers of high-contrast blue-... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7008690 | Optical article comprising a quarter-wave plate and method for making same An optical item comprising an organic or mineral glass substrate (1) and a transparent polymeric material layer (3), characterized in that it comprises at least one intermediate layer (2) in direct contact with one main side of the substrate and... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008056 | Eyewear for ballistic and light protection The present invention provides eye protection systems. The eye protection systems include a lens capable of being mounted in and being interchangeable between a plurality of different lens-mounting platforms. These platforms may include spectacles or goggles with re... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004583 | Eyewear lenses and methods of manufacturing Unfinished lenses, semi-finished lens including optical coatings or a transmission altering layer and methods of manufacturing are described. The unfinished lens includes an optical coating and a surface configured to receive a curve. Non-prescriptive and prescripti... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6991826 | Antisoiling coatings for antireflective substrates This invention relates to antisoiling compositions for antireflective substrates. More particularly, this invention relates to methods for depositing antisoiling compositions onto antireflective substrates. In particular, this invention relates to a method of deposi... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6976757 | Invisible multifocal sunglasses Invisible bifocal sunglasses. The sunglasses include a hard mirror coating to disguise the different focal powers of the sunglasses. The bifocal sunglasses also include a bifocal region that is molded within the main lens blank of the sunglasses. ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6958191 | Lens with stain resistant surface layer A lens including a lens substrate, a surface layer, and a backing member provided beneath the surface layer, in which the backing member may be either the same as the lens substrate or a separate layer from the lens substrate, and wherein the surface layer includes ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6936676 | One-part, room temperature moisture curable resin composition This invention provides a one-part, room temperature moisture curable resin composition which comprises a ketimine prepared by reacting a ketone having a substituent at α position and a polyamine having at least two amino groups within its molecule wherein α posit... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929822 | Method for manufacturing optical member having water-repellent thin film A method for manufacturing an optical member by vapor depositing an antireflective film on a plastic optical member and vapor depositing a water-repellent thin film over the antireflective film. The vapor deposition of the water-repellent thin film is conducted by e... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6916095 | Lenses having chromatic effect A lens is provided comprising a substrate, a first dielectric layer comprising a first dielectric material uniformly covering an outer surface of said substrate, a second dielectric layer comprising a second dielectric material uniformly covering said first metal la... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6916598 | Ionization radiation imageable photopolymer compositions This invention discloses compositions that can be polymerized/crosslinked imagewise upon exposure to ionization radiation such as x-ray, electron beam, ion beam, and gamma-ray. This invention also discloses methods of use for these compositions for microfabrication ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905208 | Lenses having chromatic effect A lens is provided comprising a substrate, a first metal layer comprising a first metal material uniformly covering an outer surface of said substrate, a first dielectric layer comprising a first dielectric material uniformly covering said first metal layer, a secon... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6896370 | Lenses having chromatic effect A lens is provided comprising a substrate, a metal layer comprising a metal material uniformly covering an outer surface of said substrate, a first dielectric layer comprising a first dielectric material uniformly covering said metal layer and a second dielectric la... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6890075 | Contact lens with PVA cover layer A contact lens having a cover layer of polyvinyl alcohol and an opaque simulated iris pattern and an associated method of manufacture. The opaque simulated iris pattern obscures the underlying natural iris for superior color transformation, and provides enhanced cos... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6886937 | Ophthalmic lens with graded interference coating A method of making an optical element that includes a thermoplastic power portion, the method including laminating a first thermoplastic sheet to one side of a functional film, laminating a second thermoplastic sheet to a second side of the functional film, and affi... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6863398 | Method and coating system for coating substrates for optical components A method for coating substrates (10) for optical components with essentially rotationally symmetric coatings employs a coating system equipped with a planetary-drive system (1) that has a rotating planet carrier (2) and several planets (4... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6861123 | Silicone hydrogel contact lens The invention provides molds and mold inserts useful in the production of contact lenses. In particular, the invention provides high optical quality molds and inserts useful for manufacturing silicone hydrogel contact lenses. ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6834956 | Thermoformable polarized lens with substrate having adjusted glass transition temperature An article formed by combining a polarizing layer, and a substrate composed of a blend of polymers such that the glass transition temperature of the substrate is adjusted to the vicinity of 100° C. This permits the lens to be thermoformed at temperatures in the vic... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6817712 | Metallic vapor deposition lens provided with a protection coat and a method of producing the same A metallic vapor deposition lens provided with a protection coat is provided, the surface of which lens is finished smooth and good at abrasion-proof characteristic. The metallic vapor deposition lens of the invention is characterized in that a filmy layer | 11/16/2004 |
