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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 1989
Filed:
May. 15, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harry G Heller, Llandaff, GB;
Stephen N Oliver, Felixstowe, GB;
John Whittall, Caerphilly, GB;
Ian Tomlinson, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Plessey Company plc, Ilfor, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ; G03C / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
544 70 ; 548407 ; 549 24 ; 549 26 ; 549 42 ; 549 43 ; 549 44 ; 549 48 ; 549264 ; 549331 ; 549345 ; 252586 ;
Abstract
A series of novel photochromic spiropyrans are disclosed in which a spiro-adamantane group is introduced into the 2-position of the benzopyran or naphthopyran ring. The spiropyran compounds of the invention exhibit heliochromic properties, i.e. they color in sunlight and fade rapidly at ambient temperatures in the absence of U.V. light, making them good candidates for use in the manufacture of sunglasses. The invention includes lenses which darken in sunlight and incorporate the novel spiropyrans and a process for the preparation of the spiropyran compounds.