Protective filter lenses
CA 2111009 A1 · Owner: Corning Incorporated · Inventors: Wedding, Brent Merle
Overview
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An ophthalmic protective filter lens having a scotopic transmittance lower than the photopic transmittance by more than a factor of two, a dominant wavelength within the ranges of 580-605 nm and a color purity of 75-85 whereby colors perceived through the lens are approximately those of the scene being viewed. A method of producing an ophthalmic protective filter lens which comprises firing a photochromic glass lens in a hydrogen-containing atmosphere within the temperature range of 400-430°C for a time of 1-8 hours to impart a scotopic transmittance lower than the photopic transmittance by a factor of at least two, a dominant wavelength within the ranges of 580-605 nm and a color purity of …
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- Filed December 9, 1993. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 9, 2013.
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