Seiko Epson Corporation

World Munsell Co., Ltd.

Yoshihiko Kasai

Kunihiko Yano

Norio Horaguchi

Katsuyoshi Takeshita

Etsuo Okaue

Masaru Egawa

Toshiya Otsuki

An inexpensive, high-performance, color vision correcting plastic eyeglass lens comprises a partial reflection film for partially reflecting light, or a coloring agent for partially absorbing light, or a combination thereof, so that an intended color vision rectifying spectral characteristic curve can be established in or imparted to the lens.

Eyeglass lenses for correcting color vision

Electronic sunglasses of the transmittance-varying type including liquid crystal panels employing the electro-optical effect and a solar cell used as a power source. The electronic sunglasses include a voltage detecting circuit having such a hysteresis characteristic so as to output a signal for changing transmittance of the liquid crystal panel from a high mode to a low mode at at least high predetermined voltage or illumination, and changing transmittance from a low mode to a high mode at at least a low voltage or illumination. The sunglasses also include a first switch which operates at at least two switch positions, one switch position having a first stage of illumination at less than 20,000 Lux and a second stage of illumination at 20,000 Lux or greater at which transmittance is changed from a high mode and another switch position disabling the voltage detecting circuit. Also included is a second switch which operates to change transmittance from a high mode to a low mode independently of the set voltage value in the voltage detecting circuit according to the hysteresis effect.

Electronic sunglasses

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Nagano, Japan

Yoshihiko Kasai