B29L2011/0016

Method of manufacturing a lens with an embedded foil
20230030867 · 2023-02-02 ·

A lens with an embedded foil is produced, comprising the steps of providing a first mold and a second mold, providing a functional foil, positioning and attaching the functional foil on the first mold, aligning the second mold relatively to the first mold, sealing the mold cavity between the first mold and the second mold, and filling a curable monomer mixture into the mold cavity, wherein either the molds are heated before the alignment step or the molds are heated after the sealing step and the following filling step is conducted with a heated monomer, or the heating of the molds follows the filling step of the UV curable monomer, followed by a UV curing step of the heated UV curable monomer mixture within the heated mold cavity.

INKJET METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SPECTACLE LENS
20220347951 · 2022-11-03 ·

An inkjet method for producing a spectacle lens and fluids that can be used in an inkjet method for producing a spectacle lens are disclosed. The inkjet method includes the following steps: a) providing a substrate to be printed on, b) applying to the substrate to be printed on from step a) at least two volume elements applied adjacently and/or adjoining one another, c) transferring the at least two volume elements applied adjacently and/or adjoining one another from step b) into at least one volume composite, d) transferring the at least one volume composite from step c) into at least one homogeneous volume composite, e) transferring the at least one homogeneous volume composite from step d) into at least one final volume composite.

Resin product, method of making resin product, interchangeable lens, and optical device

A resin product including an antireflection surface includes a plurality of first concave portions, a plurality of second concave portions, and a component surface. The first concave portions have opening widths equal to or larger than 1 μm and equal to or smaller than 300 μm. The second concave portions are formed on each of the plurality of first concave portions and have opening widths equal to or larger than 10 nm and equal to or smaller than 1 μm. The component surface is configured to surround each of the plurality of first concave portions.

LENTICULAR LENS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL HEAD-UP DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME

Provided is a display apparatus for a three-dimensional (3D) head-up display (HUD), the display apparatus including a transparent substrate, a polarizing film layer provided on the transparent substrate, and a lenticular lens provided on the polarizing film layer opposite to the transparent substrate, wherein the lenticular lens includes an adhesive layer, a base substrate provided on the adhesive layer, and a pattern layer provided on the base substrate opposite to the adhesive layer.

FORMING A COMBINED LENS

Apparatus and methods are described including adhering a first lens to a second lens such as to form a combined lens having a given optical design, by placing the first lens and the second lens in respective first and second pressure chambers with an adhesive layer disposed between the first lens and the second lens, bringing a convex surface of the first lens into contact with the adhesive layer, and bringing a concave surface of the second lens into contact with the adhesive layer. Other applications are also described.

LAMINATE HAVING MICROSTRUCTURED SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE LAMINATE
20230128937 · 2023-04-27 ·

A laminate, including a substrate having a microstructure on a surface thereof; and a coating layer formed on the substrate and encapsulating the microstructure of the substrate. A glass transition temperature T.sub.1 of the substrate is higher than a glass transition temperature T.sub.2 of the coating layer. A method of producing an ophthalmic lens, including deforming the laminate into a shape of the ophthalmic lens by applying heat and/or pressure at a temperature of lower than T.sub.1.

Eyewear with chroma enhancement

Some embodiments provide a lens including a lens body and an optical filter configured to attenuate visible light in certain spectral bands. At least some of the spectral bands can include spectral features that tend to substantially increase the colorfulness, clarity, and/or vividness of a scene. In certain embodiments, eyewear incorporates an optical filter that enhances chroma within one or more spectral bands. In some embodiments, a wearer of the eyewear can perceive the increase in chroma when viewing at least certain types of scenes.

Apparatus and method for simultaneously manufacturing a plurality of single-use plastic molds for making ophthalmic lenses through injection molding
11597129 · 2023-03-07 · ·

An apparatus for simultaneously manufacturing a plurality of plastic molds comprises: an injection molding tool comprising a first and second molding tool halves and —a gripper tool comprising a plurality of gripper members to which suction can be applied. The first and second molding tool halves are movable into the closed position and into an open position. A front surface of the first molding members comprises recesses to allow the formation of pins projecting from the rear surface the plastic mold into the recesses to make the plastic molds adhere to the first molding members. The gripper tool is movably arranged only in a direction parallel to the first surface into the space formed between the first and second surfaces for transferring the plastic molds to the gripper members and out of this space again.

Eyewear lens creation using additive techniques with diffuse light

Systems and methods for lens creations are disclosed. The method includes initiating light transmission from a light source through a diffuser into a container holding resin and a substrate. The light transmission is performed according to an irradiation pattern wherein each point in the resin is illuminated by at least 10% of the diffuser. This causes a lens to be formed. To achieve this illumination, at least 15% of the diffuser receives light from the light source. Further, a diameter of the diffuser is greater than or equal to a diameter of the substrate. The system performing the methods includes a polymerization apparatus and may include a resin conditioning and reservoir apparatus, a metrology unit, a resin drainage apparatus and an optional postcuring apparatus.

OPTICAL BODY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL BODY, AND OPTICAL DEVICE
20230124524 · 2023-04-20 · ·

It would be helpful to provide an optical body having excellent antireflection performance over a wide wavelength range from the visible light region to the near-infrared region. The present disclosure discloses an optical body 1 including a transparent substrate 10 and a fine uneven layer 20 with a fine uneven structure in at least one surface of the substrate 10. A maximum value (Ra) of reflectance for light in a wavelength region of 400 nm to 950 nm is 1 % or less, and a wavelength at which the reflectance is at a local minimum value (Rb) is 650 nm or more.