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Color contrast enhancing sunglass lens

US8733929B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2012
Grant dateMay 27, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C7/12
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A color contrast enhancing sunglass lens includes a lens body and a multi-layer coating disposed on the lens body. The multi-layer coating includes a set of alternating layers formed of materials having different refractive indices and confines the transmission of visible light to a predetermined spectral profile having at least three high transmission bands that include blue, green and red bands and that have a maximum of spectral transmittance no less than 60%, three low transmission bands that include purple, cyan and yellow bands and that have a minimum of spectral transmittance no greater than 40%, and no spectral transmittance being less than 15% between 475 and 650 nm. The color contrast enhancing sunglass lens as disclosed meets the ANSI specification Z80.3-2009 section 4.6.3.3.

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