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Coated lenses

US4783361A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 1988
Grant dateNov 8, 1988
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24983
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Coated lenses are provided that are suitable for optical and ophthalmic applications that include a coating for providing wear resistance and filtering of electromagnetic radiation in the range of from ultraviolet to about 500 nanometers or higher. The coating comprises carbon and hydrogen and is preferably formed by a glow discharge deposition process.

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