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Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2021
Applicant:

Essilor International, Charenton-le-pont, FR;

Inventors:

Hao Wen Chiu, Dallas, TX (US);

Aref Jallouli, Dallas, TX (US);

Haifeng Shan, Dallas, TX (US);

Assignee:

Essilor International, Charenton-le-Pont, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 11/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.01); B29L 11/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 11/00326 (2013.01); B29C 45/14 (2013.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.08); B29D 11/0073 (2013.01); B29L 2011/0016 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract

A method of manufacturing an optical lens (), comprising: obtaining (S) a transparent thermoplastic (TP) carrier () with at least one smooth surface; printing (S), via a 3-D printer on the side opposite to the at least one smooth surface of the transparent TP carrier (), at least one transparent layer () using a thermoplastic filament (), each transparent layer () having a predetermined light filtering property, thereby forming a functional layer (); and performing (S) an injection over-molding process () to fuse bond the functional layer () to a thermoplastic substrate thereby forming the optical lens, wherein the at least one smooth surface of the transparent TP carrier () forms a smooth surface of the manufactured optical lens ().


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