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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2019
Transitions Optical, Ltd., Tuam, IE;
Stephen G. Robinson, Murrysville, PA (US);
Cathy A. Taylor, Allison Park, PA (US);
Transitions Optical, Ltd., Tuam, IE;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a curable photochromic composition including (a) a photochromic compound; (b) a segmented polymer having active hydrogen groups, at least one first segment, and at least one second segment, wherein (i) each first segment independently includes a fluorinated polymer segment, and (ii) each second segment independently includes a segment selected from a polycarbonate segment, a polyester segment, a polyether segment, a polyurethane segment, and a segment of copolymers thereof; and (c) a curing agent having reactive functional groups that are reactive with the active hydrogen groups of the segmented polymer, wherein the curing agent includes at least one of a polyisocyanate, a polyisothiocyanate, or an aminoplast. Also provided are photochromic films and articles, including multilayer articles, which include the curable photochromic composition.