CA1091024A - Preparation of photochromic gradient lenses - Google Patents

Preparation of photochromic gradient lenses

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CA1091024A
CA1091024A CA270,390A CA270390A CA1091024A CA 1091024 A CA1091024 A CA 1091024A CA 270390 A CA270390 A CA 270390A CA 1091024 A CA1091024 A CA 1091024A
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glass
improvement
photochromic
lenses
glass member
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CA270,390A
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French (fr)
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David A. Krohn
Thomas J. Hamerly
Alexander F. Menyhart
Richard D. Courtemanche
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Sola International Inc
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
    • C03C4/00—Compositions for glass with special properties
    • C03C4/04—Compositions for glass with special properties for photosensitive glass
    • C03C4/06—Compositions for glass with special properties for photosensitive glass for phototropic or photochromic glass
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/14—Eye parts, e.g. lenses or corneal implants; Artificial eyes
    • A61F2/16—Intraocular lenses
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/14—Eye parts, e.g. lenses or corneal implants; Artificial eyes
    • A61F2/16—Intraocular lenses
    • A61F2/1613—Intraocular lenses having special lens configurations, e.g. multipart lenses; having particular optical properties, e.g. pseudo-accommodative lenses, lenses having aberration corrections, diffractive lenses, lenses for variably absorbing electromagnetic radiation, lenses having variable focus
    • A61F2/1659—Intraocular lenses having special lens configurations, e.g. multipart lenses; having particular optical properties, e.g. pseudo-accommodative lenses, lenses having aberration corrections, diffractive lenses, lenses for variably absorbing electromagnetic radiation, lenses having variable focus having variable absorption coefficient for electromagnetic radiation, e.g. photochromic lenses
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
    • G02C7/00—Optical parts
    • G02C7/10—Filters, e.g. for facilitating adaptation of the eyes to the dark; Sunglasses
    • G02C7/102—Photochromic filters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D11/00—Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
    • B29D11/00634—Production of filters
    • B29D11/00653—Production of filters photochromic

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Transplantation (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Eyeglasses (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
CA270,390A 1976-02-10 1977-01-25 Preparation of photochromic gradient lenses Expired CA1091024A (en)

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US65700676A 1976-02-10 1976-02-10
US657,006 1976-02-10

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US (2) US4154590A (en:Method)
JP (1) JPS5298541A (en:Method)
AU (1) AU508486B2 (en:Method)
BR (1) BR7700785A (en:Method)
CA (1) CA1091024A (en:Method)
DE (1) DE2703100A1 (en:Method)
FR (1) FR2340914A2 (en:Method)
GB (1) GB1564750A (en:Method)
NL (1) NL7701353A (en:Method)

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US4160655A (en) * 1977-12-19 1979-07-10 Corning Glass Works Process for making gradient photochromic glass articles
US4227910A (en) * 1979-01-25 1980-10-14 American Optical Corporation Apparatus for supporting lenses during heat treatment
DE3220367A1 (de) * 1982-05-29 1983-12-01 Schott Glaswerke, 6500 Mainz Phototropes glas mit brauntoenung im belichteten zustand
EP0610141A1 (en) * 1993-02-04 1994-08-10 Nikon Corporation Method for dyeing an optical component
EP0889856B1 (en) * 1996-03-28 2001-08-22 Corning Incorporated Polarizing glasses having integral non-polarizing regions
US6524773B1 (en) 1996-03-28 2003-02-25 Corning Incorporated Polarizing glasses having integral non-polarizing regions
US6171762B1 (en) 1996-03-28 2001-01-09 Corning Incorporated Polarizing glasses having integral non-polarizing regions
DE69734055T2 (de) * 1996-04-04 2006-06-14 Corning Inc Methode zur Bildung von strukturierter Färbung durch Reduktion in Glas mit Hilfe einer strukturierten Barriereschicht
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CN101431085A (zh) * 2007-11-09 2009-05-13 鸿富锦精密工业（深圳）有限公司 具有自动曝光功能的相机模组
CN105683118A (zh) * 2013-08-26 2016-06-15 康宁股份有限公司 用于化学强化的玻璃的局部退火的方法
US9663393B2 (en) 2015-09-01 2017-05-30 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. Process and apparatus for coloring glass containers
TW201903477A (zh) * 2017-06-05 2019-01-16 鴻海精密工業股份有限公司 漸進鏡片
US11543570B1 (en) * 2020-05-11 2023-01-03 Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc Gradient photochromic dimming device and optical assembly including the same

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CA739404A (en) * 1966-07-26 G. O'leary Thomas Phototropic glass article
US2770922A (en) * 1952-05-19 1956-11-20 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co Radiation colorable chromium glass
US3197296A (en) * 1962-11-14 1965-07-27 Corning Glass Works Glass composition and method of producing transparent phototropic body
US3419370A (en) * 1965-11-22 1968-12-31 Corning Glass Works Method of producing a photochromic glass and resulting article
JPS4932297B1 (en:Method) * 1969-09-26 1974-08-29
DE2125232C3 (de) * 1971-05-21 1974-04-18 Jenaer Glaswerk Schott & Gen., 6500 Mainz Kontinuierliches Verfahren zum Herstellen von phototropen Glas
JPS5033807B2 (en:Method) * 1971-11-13 1975-11-04
DE2230506C3 (de) * 1972-06-22 1975-08-21 Jenaer Glaswerk Schott & Gen., 6500 Mainz Verfahren zur Erzeugung der Phototropie in entsprechend zusammengesetzten Rohgläsern durch eine Temperaturbehandlung in einer Flüssigkeit
US3920463A (en) * 1974-02-01 1975-11-18 Robert A Simms Process for changing the tint of a photochromic material and material formed thereby
US4072490A (en) * 1976-11-08 1978-02-07 Corning Glass Works Apparatus and process for producing a gradient photochromic ophthalmic lens

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NL7701353A (nl) 1977-08-12
AU508486B2 (en) 1980-03-20
US4154590A (en) 1979-05-15
FR2340914A2 (fr) 1977-09-09
GB1564750A (en) 1980-04-10
FR2340914B2 (en:Method) 1983-05-27
BR7700785A (pt) 1977-10-11
JPS5298541A (en) 1977-08-18
AU2187577A (en) 1978-08-10
DE2703100A1 (de) 1977-08-18
US4155734A (en) 1979-05-22

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