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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2017
Transitions Optical, Ltd., Tuam, IE;
Forrest R. Blackburn, Monroeville, PA (US);
Joshua Hazle, Tuam, IE;
Transitions Optical, Ltd., Tuam, IE;
Abstract
A method of determining the transmittance of a transparent article () includes the steps of obtaining a measurement of a first intensity of electromagnetic radiation reflected or emitted by reference surface () with an intensity measuring device (), positioning the transparent article () over the reference surface (), obtaining a measurement of a second intensity of electromagnetic radiation transmitted through the transparent article () that is reflected or emitted by a region () of the reference surface () that is covered by the transparent article () with the intensity measuring device (); and calculating the transmittance using the measurements of the first intensity and the second intensity.