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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182723 | Multi-cavity injection molding method for fabricating solar lenses The present invention discloses a multi-cavity injection molding method for fabricating solar lenses, which comprises steps: providing a mold set including a female mold and a male mold corresponding to the female mold, wherein the female mold has a receiving recess... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8147728 | Pad transfer printing of silicone hydrogel lenses using colored ink The present invention provides a method for making colored silicone hydrogel contact lenses. The method of the invention comprises the steps of: (a) applying a color coat to at least a portion of at least one of molding surfaces of a lens mold with an ink, wherein t... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142692 | Manufacturing method of a display device A manufacturing method of an optical member includes forming an optical film which has a first glass transition temperature and includes a pattern formed on a surface of the optical film, and an optical plate which has a second glass transition temperature that is l... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142691 | Thermal casting of polymers in centrifuge for producing X-ray optics An optic is produced by the steps of placing a polymer inside a rotateable cylindrical chamber, the rotateable cylindrical chamber having an outside wall, rotating the cylindrical chamber, heating the rotating chamber forcing the polymer to the outside wall of the c... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8097190 | Optical resin composition having excellent impact resistance and method for fabricating optical lens using the same An optical resin composition with superior impact resistance and a method for producing an optical lens from the composition are disclosed. In one embodiment, the optical resin composition for a plastic optical lens has superior impact resistance as well as light-we... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8075810 | Process for producing microlens In a microlens formation step, the portions of a lens material film (32) supported on elevations (BG) are melted by heat so that part of the lens material film (32) flows into trenches (DH); thus, the shape of the portions of the lens material film ( | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070991 | Method of molding lens array An exemplary method for making a lens array having many lenses includes the follow steps. A light pervious substrate including a supporting surface is firstly provided. Secondly, a molten molding material is applied on the supporting surface. Thirdly, a pressing mol... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8025822 | Method of manufacturing a microlens substrate, an opposed substrate for a liquid crystal panel, a liquid crystal panel and a projection type display apparatus A method of manufacturing a microlens substrate 10 is provided. The microlens substrate 10 is provided with a plurality of microlenses 8. The method includes the steps of: preparing a substrate 101 with concave portions having two major s... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8012385 | Method of forming color filter layer and method of fabricating liquid crystal display device using the same The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, and more particularly, to a method of fabricating a color filter for an LCD device. A method of fabricating a color filter uses a mold (PDMS mold) having a plurality of grooves. Pa... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012386 | Method of manufacturing a lens presenting a graded tint A method of manufacturing a lens presenting a graded tint, the lens comprising first and second layers each of which is made of a thermoplastic material, with only one of the layers being colored in the tint concerned, the method including the steps of: | 09/06/2011 |
| 8003022 | Method of forming a coated optical element A method of forming a coated optical element is disclosed herein. The method uses a mold having first and second mold sections that will form front and back surfaces of the optical element, one of the mold sections having a casting face. The method includes the step... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7955531 | Patterned light extraction sheet and method of making same A light extraction encapsulant sheet having a patterned encapsulant region is disclosed. A method of making that light extraction encapsulant sheet and of affixing that light extraction encapsulant sheet to a luminous stack surface of a multi-layer stack is also dis... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7919022 | Method for manufacturing lenses, in particular for CMOS imager A method manufactures a digital image sensor including at least one optical lens using a hardenable liquid or gelatinous material. The method includes depositing a calibrated volume of the material on a lens formation base using a tubular needle of a small diameter,... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914713 | Ink-based electromagnetic-wave shielding film for display device An electromagnetic-wave shielding film of a display panel and a plasma display device are manufactured by transcribing a conductive ink material onto a substrate by an off-set process, and firing the conductive ink material to form a conductive material. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7906047 | Injection molding a lens onto a coated ophthalmic wafer A method of in-mold coating utilizing an injection molding machine oriented to a horizontal parting line. At the beginning of the cycle the mold opens and a charge of liquid coating solution is deposited onto the lower mold insert. A ophthalmic wafer is deposited on... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901600 | Method for producing an optical sheet A lens film with small warpage even when a transparent base is thin is provided. Pole prisms made of a hardening resin are arranged along the extending direction on a transparent base made of a flexible material. The transparent base has a depression according to a ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7883647 | Method of making luminance enhancement optical substrates with optical defect masking structures An optical substrate possesses a structured surface that enhances luminance or brightness and reduces the effects of structural defects on perceived image quality. User perceivable image cosmetic defects caused by manufacturing or handling, can be masked by introduc... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7879267 | Method for coating articles by mold transfer A method for coating hydrogel and silicone hydrogel articles, and articles made by the method, are provided in which the coating is first applied to the molding surface in which an article-forming material will be cured to form the article. The method permits the th... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875218 | Methods of making transreflectors The transreflectors may comprise two or more transparent substrates of different indices of refraction bonded together, with a pattern of optical deformities in the mating side of one of the substrates and an inverse pattern of optical deformities in the mating side... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7858001 | Photochromic lens A cast photochromic lens including a photochromic film and a cast resin, curable by heat or radiation. ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7850879 | Method for coating an ophthalmic lens within an injection molding machine A method for in-mold coating of an injection molded thermoplastic lens that resides in an injection molding machine oriented to a horizontal parting line. An optical lens is initially formed by injecting molten thermoplastic resin into an edge-gated lens-forming cav... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7833442 | Method for coating an ophthalmic lens within an injection molding machine A method for in-mold coating of an injection molded thermoplastic lens that resides in an injection molding machine oriented to a horizontal parting line. An optical lens is initially formed by injecting molten thermoplastic resin into an edge-gated lens-forming cav... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7820081 | Method for post-injection lamination to add a functional film to an optical lens A method for laminating a functional film on to a thermoplastic injection molded lens. A thermally curable glue is deposited on the lens while it is still in the mold. A functional film is introduced and the mold is closed again. The heat from the mold and the clamp... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7811485 | Optical plate having three layers and method for manufacturing the same An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer, a second transparent layer and a light diffusion layer. The light diffusion layer is between the first and second transparent layers. The light diffusion layer, the first and second transparent layers ar... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7785504 | Thin film patterning apparatus and method of fabricating color filter array substrate using the same A fabricating method of a color filter array substrate includes the steps of forming a black matrix on a substrate, forming red, green, blue color filters on the substrate on which the black matrix is formed, forming an overcoat layer including a white color filter ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7736551 | Corrugated pattern forming sheet and method for manufacturing the same, and method for manufacturing antireflector, retardation plate, original process sheet plate, and optical element A corrugated pattern forming sheet exhibiting excellent performance when being used as optical elements, such as an antireflector and a retardation plate is provided. A corrugated pattern forming sheet of the invention includes a resin layer, and a hard layer provid... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7682533 | Injection molding process for forming a retroreflector An injection process for forming a retroreflector on a matrix mold having a plurality of prisms that each define a cavity. The process includes the steps of a) injecting a first layer of plastic on the matrix mold for partially filling up each prism up to a predeter... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7662318 | Method for post-injection in mold lamination with an adhesively coated functionalized film A method for laminating a functional film on to a plastic injection molded lens. An outer layer of the film is selected to perform an HMA-type function when subjected to the heat and pressure of the mold. After forming the lens, the mold is open and the film is load... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7638075 | Colored printing ink for contact lenses The present invention provides novels inks and methods for making a colored polymeric substrates, preferably a contact lens. In the inventive method at least a portion of a surface of a lens is coated with a color coat comprising at least one colorant, and a binder ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7632431 | Composite intraocular lens and method of manufacture thereof An intraocular lens includes an optic adapted to focus light toward a retina of an eye, and at least one fixation member configured to at least assist in supporting the optic in the eye. The fixation member includes a proximal portion coupled to the optic and a dist... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7632432 | Process for forming a coated layer on a toric surface of an optical article The invention concerns a process for forming at least one coating layer on a toric surface of an optical article which comprises: providing an optical article 1 having a toric surface comprising a first principal meridian with a lower radius of curvature r an... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7455796 | Process for transferring a coating onto a surface of a lens blank A process for transferring a coating onto at least one optical surface of a lens blank which comprises: providing a lens blank having at least one geometrically defined surface; providing a support having an intern... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7425286 | Method of making optical waveguide apparatus An optical waveguide apparatus includes an optical waveguide, such as an optical sheet of a two-dimensional slab waveguide, and an appropriately-shaped plated structure provided in the optical waveguide. Typically, the plated structure is constructed so as to serve ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7414797 | Optical element, optical scanning apparatus, and image forming apparatus using the optical element, and method and apparatus for fixedly joining the optical element and reducing deformation of the optical element arranged in a layer structure An optical element including a plurality of reference members formed on a first side surface, and a method and apparatus for fixedly joining the optical element with the first side surface facing down. The method includes providing a surface including a specific pos... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7406223 | Optical element and method of molding the same The present invention provides an optical element capable of preventing a ghost in the use for a sensor such as a CCD or CMOS. In the optical element including an optical function surface of high surface accuracy and a flange formed around the surface, the optical f... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7396493 | Multilayer optical film with melt zone to control delamination Polymeric multilayer optical films, and laminate bodies that include such films, are provided with a melt zone that extends between a first and second portion of the multilayer optical film. If a shearing operation or other external influence acts on the film in the... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7391572 | Hybrid optical/electronic structures fabricated by a common molding process Disclosed is a method of fabricating a molded structure including both micro lenses and metallic pins. The method comprises the steps of providing a mold apparatus having a set of first cavities and a set of second cavities, depositing a first material in the first ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7372631 | Method of manufacturing microlens, microlens, microlens array, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus A method of manufacturing a microlens includes: forming on a transparent substrate an etching stop layer in a lens formation region where a curved lens surface of the microlens is to be formed, the etching stop layer having an island shape as a planar shape thereof;... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368072 | Photochromic contact lenses and methods of manufacturing Described are contact lenses having photochromic materials within the central or pupillary area of the lens and methods for manufacturing such lenses. In one method, a photochromic amount of at least one photochromic material is added to the pupillary region of a ca... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357503 | Ophthalmic lens with an optically transparent composite film exhibiting both impact resistance property and polarizing property, and a process for its manufacture The present invention relates to a light polarizing ophthalmic lens comprising a substrate made of organic glass and an optically transparent composite film deposited on the front main face of the substrate, said transparent composite film comprising a latex layer h... | 04/15/2008 |
