Transitions Optical, Inc.

Universal Display Corporation

Ppg Industries, Inc.

Johnson and Johnson Vision Care, Inc.

University of Southern California

Other

Ppg Industries Ohio, Inc.

David B Knowles

Robert W Walters

Jui-Yi Tsai

Barry Van Gemert

Cory S Brown

Chun Lin

Walter H Yeager

Scott A Beers

Raymond Kwong

Bin Ma

Anu Chopra

Anil Kumar

Peter Borden Mackenzie

Huayun Yu

Stephen D Straight

Wenjing Xiao

Beon-Kyu Kim

Victor A Montes

Jun Deng

Mark Edward Thompson

Frank F Molock, Jr

Yeh-Jiun Tung

Elizabeth Ann Zezinka

William Ceyrolles

Peter Borden MacKenzie

Peter I Djurovich

Michael Frank Haley

Michael Stewart Weaver

Jason Brooks

Michael Stuart Weaver

Forrest R Blackburn

Kevin J Stewart

Cathy A Taylor

Michael S Barone

Anthony Thomas Gestrich

Stephen Robinson

Xiao-Chang Charles Li

Clara M Nelson

Edward Barron

Linda K Anderson

Peter B MacKenzie

Frank Molock

Massimiliano Tomasulo

David John Park

Feng Wang

Xiao-Man Dai

Drew Murphy

Brian Smyth

Jason Ryan Lewis

Patricia L Kwiatkowski

Olga G Petrovskaia

Kevin E Bancroft

Cathy Ann Taylor

Walter H Yaeger

Charles Li

William J Ceyrolles

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 curable photochromic composition can include: (a) a first component having a first compound with at least two active hydrogen-functional groups and an active hydrogen-functional group equivalent weight of at least 1000; (b) a second component having at least one of a polyisocyanate and a blocked polyisocyanate; and (c) at least one photochromic compound. The ratio of total isocyanate and blocked isocyanate group equivalents of the second component to total active hydrogen-functional group equivalents is at least 4:1.

Curable photochromic compositions

The present invention relates to a curable photochromic composition that includes: (a) a photochromic compound; and (b) a segmented polymer that includes active hydrogen groups, at least one first segment, and at least one second segment, in which, (i) each first segment independently includes a (meth)acrylic polymer segment, and (ii) each second segment independently includes at least one of, a polycarbonate segment, a polyester segment, a polyether segment, a polyurethane segment, and combinations of two or more thereof. The curable photochromic composition further includes (c) a curing agent having reactive functional groups that are reactive with the active hydrogen groups of the segmented polymer (a), in which the curing agent includes at least one of, a polyisocyanate, a polyisothiocyanate, and an aminoplast. The present invention also relates to photochromic articles that include at least one layer formed from the curable photochromic composition of the present invention.

Curable photochromic composition including a segmented polymer

Compounds comprising phosphorescent metal complexes comprising cyclometallated ligands having a structure of In the vgs3, each of the Eatoms is selected from C and N, except that Eis selected from C, N, and S. The Eatoms collectively comprise an 18 pi-electron system, provided that Eand Eare different. The Rsubstituents are each, independently, H, hydrocarbyl, heteroatom substituted hydrocarbyl, cyano, fluoro, OR, SR, NRR, BRR, or SiRRR, where the Rsubstituents are each, independently, hydrocarbyl or heteroatom substituted hydrocarbyl. Any of the Ror Rsubstituents can be linked to form a saturated or unsaturated, aromatic or non-aromatic ring, provided that the Rsubstituents are not present when the corresponding one of E atoms is N or S. Organic light emitting diode devices comprising these compounds are also described.

Organic electroluminescent materials and devices

Compounds comprising phosphorescent metal complexes comprising cyclometallated imidazo[1,2-f]phenanthridine and diimidazo[1,2-a:1',2&#x2032;-c]quinazoline ligands, or isoelectronic or benzannulated analogs thereof, are described. Organic light emitting diode devices comprising these compounds are also described.

The present invention provides ophthalmic devices comprising at least one photochromic material which is an indeno-fused naphthopyran having a pi-conjugation extending group bonded to the 11-position of the indeno-fused naphthopyran, the pi-conjugation extending group having at least one pendent halo-substituted group bonded thereto. The pi-conjugation extending group extends the pi-conjugation system of said indeno-fused naphthopyran. The 13-position of the indeno-fused naphthopyran is substantially free of spiro-substituents. The invention further provides photochromic materials of specified structure, photochromic compositions, photochromic articles and optical elements that include the photochromic materials. Other non-limiting embodiments relate to methods of making the ophthalmic devices comprising photochromic materials.

Photochromic materials having extended pi-conjugated systems and compositions and articles including the same

Metal complexes of cyclometallated imidazo[1,2-f]phenanthridine and diimidazo[1,2-a:1',2&#x2032;-c]quinazoline ligands and isoelectronic and benzannulated analogs thereof

The present invention relates to photochromic materials that include one or more indeno-fused naphthopyrans that have particular groups at the 7, 11, and 13 positions thereof, and at the position alpha to the oxygen of the pyran ring thereof. With some embodiments, hydrogen or an alkoxy group is bonded to the 7 position, an optionally substituted phenyl is bonded to the 11 position, two alkyl groups are bonded to the 13 position, and two optionally substituted phenyl groups are bonded to the position alpha to the oxygen of the pyran ring of the indeno-fused naphthopyran compound. The 13 position of the indeno-fused naphthopyrans is free of ether groups in which an ether oxygen is bonded to the 13 position, and hydroxyl. The present invention also relates to photochromic articles and compositions that include such indeno-fused naphthopyrans.

Photochromic materials that include indeno-fused naphthopyrans

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Apollo, PA, United States of America

David B Knowles