A fabrication process includes: 1) forming an object by 3D printing; 2) smoothing the object by applying a gel to the object to coat at least a portion of the object with a film of the gel; 3) subjecting the object coated with the film to vacuum; and 4) curing the film to yield the object coated with the cured film.

Provided are an internal check mirror for an overhead bin that makes it possible to increase the size of a mirror image while having substantially equivalent weight to a conventional one and improve visibility, and a method for manufacturing the same. An internal check mirror 1 for an overhead bin comprising a Fresnel mirror 2 having a convex mirror function is configured by arranging a plurality of minute circular grooves 4 having V-shaped cross-sections concentrically on the back surface side of a substrate 3 formed from a transparent resin, covering the surface of these minute grooves 4 with a reflective film 5, and covering the reflective film 5 with a protective layer 6. The thickness of the Fresnel mirror 2 is 0.1-1.0 mm, and the radius of curvature of a virtual arc based on the inclined surfaces 4a of the plurality of minute grooves 4 is 200-1000 mm.

A mirror includes an ultralight substrate. A reflective layer is disposed on the ultralight substrate. A bonding layer may be disposed between the reflective layer and the substrate.

A method for manufacturing a spectacle lens according to a prescription includes: blocking or fixing a semi-finished spectacle lens blank having a first face possessing a final curvature and a second face opposite the first face on a block piece or a vacuum or holding chuck, respectively, wherein the first face of the semi-finished spectacle lens blank faces the block piece or the vacuum or holding chuck, respectively; surfacing the blocked or fixed semi-finished spectacle lens blank on the second face to obtain a final curvature of the second face; and deblocking the surfaced spectacle lens blank from the block piece or removing the surfaced spectacle lens blank from the vacuum or holding chuck prior to any subsequent coating step. The first face is coated with a top coating having a surface energy of less than 20 mJ/m.sup.2.

There is provided a filler-filled film, a sheet film, a stacked film, a bonded body, and a method for producing a filler-filled film, the filler-filled film including: a film main body; a plurality of concavities formed on a surface of the film main body; and a filler put in each of the concavities. A diameter of an opening surface of the concavity is at least larger than a visible light wavelength, an arrangement pattern of the concavities has periodicity along a length direction of the film main body, and the difference between the rate of filling of the fillers in one end portion of the film main body and the rate of filling of the fillers in another portion of the film main body is less than 0.5%.

To provide a laminated reflective film having excellent discoloration resistance and adhesion between refractive index layers. A laminated reflective film including a substrate and a reflective layer including a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer disposed on the substrate, wherein at least one of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer includes a polyvinyl alcohol resin, metal oxide particles, and a first metal ion formed of an alkali metal ion and/or an alkaline earth metal ion, and the content ratio of the first metal ion represented by the following Formula (1): $ content ratio of first metal ion = content of first metal ion content of polyvinyl Solar reflector in composite material based on resin reinforced with cut fibres, and uses in solar plants 10030635 · 2018-07-24 · Polynt Composites France · Sebastien Taillemite The invention relates to a solar reflector for concentrated solar power plants, comprising a substrate a) in composite material based on resin reinforced with cut fibers, said substrate having means b) for attachment without either perforation or gluing, and a metallic reflective coating layer c). The reflector of the invention is used in solar collectors and in solar plants operating on concentrated solar power, more particularly for producing electricity, steam and/or heat. Exterior mirror reflective element with auxiliary reflector 10023122 · 2018-07-17 · Donnelly Corporation · Mingtang Zhao A mirror reflective element suitable for use in an exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle includes a glass substrate having a first side and an opposing second side. The mirror reflective element has a principal reflector portion and an auxiliary reflector portion. The auxiliary reflector portion includes a curved recess established at the second side of the glass substrate. An auxiliary mirror metallic reflector is coated at the curved recess at the second side of the glass substrate and a principal mirror metallic reflector is coated at the principal reflector portion. The mirror reflective element is configured so that, when an exterior rearview mirror assembly equipped with the mirror reflective element is normally mounted at a side of a vehicle, the curved recess is disposed at an outboard upper region of the mirror reflective element relative to the side of the equipped vehicle. Fabrication assembly and methods for fabricating composite mirror objects 10022747 · 2018-07-17 · The Aerospace Corporation · Rafael J. Zaldivar, Geena L. Ferrelli, Hyun I. Kim, Dhruv N. Patel A fabrication assembly comprises an apparatus that receives a composite substrate and a glass substrate having a surface with a release coating layer. A resin layer is deposited between the composite and glass substrates such that a first portion of the resin layer is positioned adjacent to a surface of the composite substrate and a second portion of the resin layer is positioned adjacent to the surface with the release coating layer to prevent aperture(s) from forming. A curing of the resin layer is conducted using electromagnetic radiation. A post-processing chamber receives the resin layer positioned between the composite substrate and the glass substrate and conducts another curing of the resin layer. The resin layer and the composite substrate are released from the glass substrate. Another deposition apparatus receives the resin layer and the composite substrate. A metallic coating is deposited to form a composite mirror object. SECOND SURFACE LASER ABLATION 20180169793 · 2018-06-21 · Henry A. Luten, Kurtis L. Geerlings, Donald L. Bareman A method of removing material from an opposite side of workpiece includes directing a laser beam at a first side of the workpiece to remove the material from an opposite second side of the workpiece. $