Patent · US Expired

Actively controllable multifocal lens

US5997140A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 16, 1998
Grant dateDec 7, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C2202/20
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention provides a crosslinkable or polymerizable optical material that is suitable for producing a biocompatible holographic optical element. The optical material is a rapidly crosslinking or polymerizing material that changes from a fluid state to a solid state with in a limited duration after being exposed to a light source.

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