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IR and UV absorbing brown solar glasses, ophthalmic lenses

US6255238A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 7, 2000
Grant dateJul 3, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S501/905
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The object of the present invention is brown solar glasses, absorbing UV or IR radiation, as well as solar ophthalmic lenses in said glasses. Said glasses have the following composition, expressed in percentages by weight: SiO.sub.2 : 64-71; B.sub.2 O.sub.3 : 2-8; Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 : 0-4; ZrO.sub.2 : 0-2; Li.sub.2 O: 0-4; Na.sub.2 O: 6-10; K.sub.2 O: 7-16; CaO: 0-5.5; ZnO: 0-5.5; TiO.sub.2 ; 0-2; Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 : 3-9; Co.sub.3 O.sub.4 : 0-0.030; NiO: 0-0.2; SeO.sub.2 : 0.0030-0.1; As.sub.2 O.sub.3 : 0-0.1; Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3 : 0-0.1; SnO.sub.2 : 0-0.1; Cl: 0-2; Br: 0-2; F: 0-2.

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