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Photochromic glass and lens

US6177371A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 1999
Grant dateJan 23, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC03C4/06
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A fixed tint, photochromic glasses and sunglass lenses produced therefrom. The glasses have R.sub.2 O--Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 --B.sub.2 O.sub.3 --SiO.sub.2 base compositions, contain silver chloride and bromide contents as photochromic constituents and 0.27-0.38% and 0.035-0.060%, both by weight percent, as glass colorants, the NiO:Co.sub.3 O.sub.4 ratio being at least 6:1.

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