Transitions Optical, Inc.

Ruisong Xu

Anil Kumar

Meng He

Xiao-Man Dai

Chenguang Li

Jiping Shao

Darrin R Dabideen

Rachael L Yoest

Peter C Foller

Anu Chopra

Wenjing Xiao

Sujit Mondal

Cory S Brown

Massimiliano Tomasulo

Huayun Yu

Ramaiahgari Reddy

Alan M Grubb

Suijit Mondal

Compounds that have ultraviolet light absorbing properties, and which can also have mesogenic properties. Compositions that include one or more such compounds. Articles of manufacture that include one or more such compounds, such as optical elements that include an optical substrate and a layer that includes at least one such compound.

Ultraviolet light absorbers

Described herein are compounds generally comprising an indeno[2',3&#x2032;:3,4]naptho[1,2-b]pyran structure. Such compounds may be useful for their photochromic properties, and be used in certain photochromic compositions. Such compositions may further comprise other photochromic compositions and/or materials. Additionally, such compounds and/or compositions may be suitable for preparing certain photochromic articles. Also described herein are methods for preparing certain photochromic compounds, compositions, and articles.

Photochromic compounds and compositions

Described herein are compounds generally comprising an indeno[2',3&#x2032;:3,4]naptho[1,2-b]pyran structure. Such compounds may be useful for their photochromic properties, and be used in certain photochromic compositions. Such compositions may further comprise other photochromic compositions and/or materials. Additionally, such compounds and/or compositions may be suitable for preparing certain photochromic articles.

Provided are phase-separating polymer systems including a cured polymeric liquid crystal matrix phase and a guest phase including at least one photoactive material where the guest phase separates from the matrix phase during the curing process. Optical elements, including ophthalmic elements and other articles of manufacture including the phase-separating polymer systems are also disclosed. Methods of forming a liquid crystal phase-separating photoactive polymer system are also described.

Alignment facilities for optical dyes

The present invention relates to lactone compounds represented by the following Formulas I and II, and methods of making such lactone compounds. The present invention also relates to methods of making other materials from such lactone compounds, such as fused ring indenol compounds (e.g., indeno-fused naphthols), and fused ring indenopyran compounds (e.g., indeno-fused naphthopyrans).

Lactone compounds and materials made therefrom

The present invention relates to compounds represented by the following Formula Ic, in which R-Rcan each independently be selected from hydrogen or hydrocarbyl (e.g., methyl); Land Lare each independently a divalent linking group, such as a bond or &#x2014;OC(O)&#x2014;R&#x2014;C(O)O&#x2014;, where Rcan be divalent hydrocarbyl (e.g., &#x2014;CHCH&#x2014;); each Land each Leach independently represent a flexible segment, such as divalent linear or branched C-Calkyl; each Land each Leach independently represent a rigid segment including, for example, optionally substituted phenylen-1,4-diyl groups; t and s are each independently from 1 to 4; m and p are each independently from 0 to 4 for each t, provided that the sum of m and p is at least 1 for each t; q and r are each independently from 0 to 4 for each s, provided that the sum of q and r is at least 1 for each s; and Eand Ecan each independently be hydrogen or hydrocarbyl. The present invention also relates to compositions, such as liquid crystal compositions, and articles, such as optical elements, that include the compound represented by Formula Ic.

Mesogenic stabilizers

The present invention relates to compounds represented by the following Formula I, In Formula I, Rand Rare each independently selected from hydrogen, and optionally substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that at least one of Rand Ris selected from optionally substituted hydrocarbyl (e.g., tertiary butyl); n is 0, 1 or 2, and each Ris independently selected from optionally substituted hydrocarbyl; Lis a divalent linking group, such as a bond or &#x2014;C(O)O&#x2014;; each Lindependently represents a flexible segment, such as divalent linear or branched C-Calkyl; each Lindependently represents a rigid segment including, for example, optionally substituted phenylen-1,4-diyl groups; t is from 1 to 4; m and p are each independently from 0 to 4 for each t, provided that the sum of m and p is at least 1 for each t; and E can be, for example, C-Caryl. The present invention also relates to compositions, such as liquid crystal compositions, and articles, such as optical elements, that include the compound represented by Formula I.

The present invention relates to compounds represented by the following Formula Ia, in which each R-Rcan in each case be independently selected from hydrogen or hydrocarbyl (e.g., methyl); Ris a multivalent linking group, such as Lis a divalent linking group, such as a bond or divalent optionally substituted hydrocarbyl; each Lindependently represents a flexible segment, such as divalent linear or branched C-Calkyl; each Lindependently represents a rigid segment including, for example, optionally substituted phenylen-1,4-diyl groups; t is from 1 to 4; m and p are each independently from 0 to 4 for each t, provided that the sum of m and p is at least 1 for each t; and E can be hydrogen or optionally substituted hydrocarbyl. The present invention also relates to compositions, such as liquid crystal compositions, and articles, such as optical elements, that include the compound represented by Formula Ia.

The present invention relates to compounds represented by the following Formula I, in which R-Rcan each independently be selected from hydrogen or hydrocarbyl (e.g., methyl); Lis a divalent linking group, such as a bond or &#x2014;OC(O)&#x2014;R&#x2014;C(O)O&#x2014;, where Rcan be divalent hydrocarbyl (e.g., &#x2014;CHCH&#x2014;); each Lindependently represents a flexible segment, such as divalent linear or branched C-Calkyl; each Lindependently represents a rigid segment including, for example, optionally substituted phenylen-1,4-diyl groups; t is from 1 to 4; m and p are each independently from 0 to 4 for each t, provided that the sum of m and p is at least 1 for each t; and E can be hydrogen or hydrocarbyl. The present invention also relates to compositions, such as liquid crystal compositions, and articles, such as optical elements, that include the compound represented by Formula I.

Various non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein provide phase-separating polymer systems including a cured polymeric liquid crystal matrix phase and a guest phase including at least one photoactive material where the guest phase separates from the matrix phase during the curing process. Optical elements, including ophthalmic elements and other articles of manufacture including the phase-separating polymer systems are also disclosed. Methods of forming a liquid crystal phase-separating photoactive polymer system are also described.

Liquid crystal compositions comprising compounds including at least one mesogenic substructure and at least one long flexible segment and a compound selected from a photochromic compound, a dichroic compound and a photochromic-dichroic compound and methods of synthesizing the same and their use in articles of manufacture and ophthalmic devices are disclosed.

Liquid crystal compositions comprising mesogen containing compounds

Compounds including at least one mesogenic substructure and at least one long flexible segment and methods of synthesizing the same are disclosed. Formulations which include various embodiments of the mesogen containing compounds and their use in articles of manufacture and ophthalmic devices are also disclosed.

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