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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2011
Andrew J. Boydston, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert H. Grubbs, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Chris Daeffler, Pasadena, CA (US);
Nebojsa Momcilovic, Vienna, VA (US);
Andrew J. Boydston, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert H. Grubbs, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Chris Daeffler, Pasadena, CA (US);
Nebojsa Momcilovic, Vienna, VA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
Compositions and methods for adjustable lenses are provided. In some embodiments, the lenses contain a lens matrix material, a masking compound, and a prepolymer. The lens matrix material provides structure to the lens. The masking compound is capable of blocking polymerization or crosslinking of the prepolymer, until photoisomerization of the compound is triggered, and the compound is converted from a first isomer to a second isomer having a different absorption profile. The prepolymer is a composition that can undergo a polymerization or crosslinking reaction upon photoinitiation to alter one or more of the properties of the lenses.