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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2019
Zf Active Safety and Electronics Us Llc, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael Babala, Plymouth, MI (US);
Matthew Warmuth, Northville, MI (US);
Thomas E. Blake, III, Novi, MI (US);
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a lens comprising a central portion that comprises a first polymer; and a peripheral portion that comprises a second polymer; where the peripheral portion surrounds the central portion; and where the peripheral portion has a skeletal density that is greater than its bulk density. Disclosed herein too is a method of manufacturing a lens comprising injecting into a mold a molten polymer to produce the lens; where the lens comprises a central portion; and a peripheral portion; where the peripheral portion surrounds the central portion; and where the peripheral portion has a skeletal density that is greater than its bulk density.