Transitions Optical, Inc.

Brian Smyth

Anil Kumar

David John Park

Delwin S Jackson

John S Ligas

Philip Miller

Linda K Anderson

Henry Nguyen

David B Knowles

Elizabeth Ann Zezinka

Cathy A Taylor

Ramaiahgari Reddy

Michael Frank Haley

Brad S Veldkamp

Cathy Ann Taylor

Provided is a photochromic film laminate including (a) a first polymeric film layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface; and (b) an adhesive layer over at least a portion of and in direct contact with the first surface of the first polymeric film layer (a). The adhesive layer is formed from a composition of a thermoplastic polyol having a number average molecular weight greater than or equal to 30,000 g/mol; a poly(anhydride); and a photochromic material. The thermoplastic polyol (i) is present in the composition in an amount greater than or equal to 60 percent by weight based on total combined weight of solids present in the thermoplastic polyol (i) and the poly(anhydride) (ii). Also provided is an optical article prepared with the photochromic film laminate.

Photochromic film laminate

A method of manufacturing an optical article () includes supplying a first coating composition (A) and supplying one or more additional coating compositions (B) to an ultrasonic discharge nozzle () of a coating apparatus (). At least one of the first coating composition (A) and the one or more additional coating compositions (B) is a photochromic coating composition. The method includes mixing the first coating composition and the one or more additional coating compositions at the ultrasonic discharge nozzle () of the coating apparatus (), and applying the mixture (C) of the first coating composition (A) and the one or more additional coating compositions (B) to at least a portion of the optical article () so as to provide a pattern () on the optical article upon exposure to actinic radiation. The mixture (C) of the first coating composition (A) and the one or more additional coating compositions (B) is applied from the ultrasonic discharge nozzle () as a controlled, predetermined pattern of atomized droplets.

Apparatus and method for precision coating of ophthalmic lenses with photochromic coatings

A method of making an optical article having a gradient tint and a gradient polarization. The method includes contacting one or more dye compositions including at least one of a dichroic dye, a photochromic-dichroic dye, or any combination thereof, with an optical element having a continuous coating including at least one alignment zone. At least a portion of the dye composition diffuses into the coating at a predetermined concentration gradient along at least a portion of the coating.

Method of making optical articles having gradient light influencing properties

An optical article that includes an optical element and an anisotropic coating layer formed over at least a portion of the optical element. The anisotropic coating layer can include a first light-influencing zone comprising at least one first anisotropic material and a second light-influencing zone comprising at least one second anisotropic material. The at least one of the first light-influencing zone and the second light-influencing zone further include at least one dichroic material and/or at least one photochromic-dichroic material such that the first light-influencing zone and the second light-influencing zone exhibit a different color property, a different photochromic-dichroic reversible change, a different amount of polarization, or a combination thereof.

Optical articles and method of preparing the same

A method of making an optical article having a gradient tint and a gradient polarization. The method includes providing an optical element including a coating having at least one alignment zone. A dye composition is contacted with the coating. The dye composition includes at least one of: a dichroic dye, a photochromic-dichroic dye, or a combination thereof to diffuse at least a portion of the dye composition into the coating at a predetermined concentration gradient along at least a portion of the coating to provide the gradient tint and the gradient polarization. A kit for making an optical article having a gradient tint and a gradient polarization. An optical article prepared from a method for making an optical article having a gradient tint and a gradient polarization.

Optical article with gradient light influencing properties and method of making the same

A method of producing an optical article includes applying an imbibition composition having at least one dye onto at least a portion of at least one imbibable surface () of a substrate () to form a coated substrate (). The method further includes irradiating at least a portion of the coated substrate with heat from a heat source () to form a heat gradient across the coated substrate () to diffuse the at least one dye into the imbibable surface to form an at least partially imbibed substrate having a dye concentration gradient corresponding to the heat gradient. The method further includes removing a residual component of the imbibition composition from the at least partially imbibed substrate. The dye concentration gradient forms a gradient pattern upon exposure to actinic radiation.

Method of manufacture of a lens with gradient properties using imbibition technology

A system for customization of a photochromic article () includes a container () having an interior (). At least one actinic radiation source () is located in the interior () of the container (). At least one deactivation radiation source () is located in the interior () of the container (). A method of customizing a photochromic article () includes inserting a photochromic article () having at least one non-thermally reversible photochromic material into a container () having at least one actinic radiation source () and actuating the at least one actinic radiation source () to activate the at least one non-thermally reversible photochromic material.

System and method for customization of a photochromic article

A method for imparting an optical element with at least one light influencing property in a gradient pattern. The method includes (a) providing an optical substrate having first and second surfaces; (b) depositing a first composition over the first surface of the optical substrate so as to provide a first treated surface region and an untreated surface region, the first composition including a material which provides a light influencing property; (c) depositing a second composition over the optical substrate of (b) to provide a second treated surface region over the untreated surface region and over a portion of the first treated surface region to form a first overlap region; and (d) spinning the optical substrate of (c) thereby providing the optical element having a light influencing property in a gradient pattern.

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