IP Library Granted Patent US 10,534,196
Granted Patent B2
US 10,534,196 · App. 15/736,579 · Granted Jan 14, 2020

Spectacle lens and method for producing a spectacle lens

Inventors: Jörg Pütz (Aalen, DE); Katharina Rifai (Tübingen, DE); Karsten Lindig (Erfurt, DE)
Assignee: tooz technologies GmbH
G02C7/022G03F7/001G03F7/16G03H1/02G03H1/0402G02C2202/16G03H2001/0264G03H2001/0439G03H2260/12G03H2270/32
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Patent No.
US 10,534,196
App. No.
15/736,579
Granted
Jan 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A spectacle lens has a transparent substrate and at least one HOE-capable polymer layer arranged on the transparent substrate. The at least one HOE-capable polymer layer is suitable for forming a holographic optical element. Related methods and apparatus are described.

Claims (39)

1. A method for producing a spectacle lens comprising a holographic optical element-capable (HOE-capable) polymer layer, wherein the HOE-capable polymer layer is suitable for forming a holographic optical element, wherein the method comprises:

coating of a transparent substrate of the spectacle lens with a precursor of the HOE-capable polymer layer, and

converting the precursor, which is arranged on the transparent substrate, for forming the HOE-capable polymer layer; and

performing spatially resolved exposure of the HOE-capable polymer layer to form the holographic optical element,

wherein the performing the spatially resolved exposure comprises:

obtaining geometric data describing a geometry of the transparent substrate of the spectacle lens; and

based on the geometric data, determining control data describing an intensity and a phase of the spatially resolved exposure,

wherein the performing the spatially resolved exposure is carried out with the control data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

applying at least one of a hard layer, an antireflective layer, or a clean-coat layer to the HOE-capable polymer layer.

3. The method of claim 2 ,

wherein the performing the spatially resolved exposure of the HOE-capable polymer layer takes place after applying at least one of the hard layer, the antireflective layer, and the clean-coat layer.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the precursor and/or the HOE-capable polymer layer comprise a photoreactive component and/or an HOE polymer and/or a polymer matrix, and wherein the method further comprises:

applying a primer layer comprising the polymer matrix and/or a further polymer to the transparent substrate.

5. A method for producing a spectacle lens comprising a holographic optical element-capable (HOE-capable) polymer layer, wherein the HOE-capable polymer layer is suitable for forming a holographic optical element, wherein the method comprises:

coating of a carrier with a precursor of the HOE-capable polymer layer;

converting the precursor, which is arranged on the carrier, to obtain the HOE-capable polymer layer;

performing fixation of the HOE-capable polymer layer on a transparent substrate of the spectacle lens; and

performing spatially resolved exposure of the HOE-capable polymer layer to form the holographic optical element,

wherein the performing the spatially resolved exposure comprises:

obtaining geometric data describing a geometry of the transparent substrate of the spectacle lens; and

based on the geometric data, determining control data describing an intensity and a phase of the spatially resolved exposure,

wherein the performing the spatially resolved exposure is carried out with the control data.

6. The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the performing the fixation of the HOE-capable polymer layer is carried out by gluing and/or laminating.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the method, after the fixation of the HOE-capable polymer layer on the transparent substrate, further comprises:

removing the carrier from the HOE-capable polymer layer.

8. The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the performing the spatially resolved exposure of the HOE-capable polymer layer takes place before the fixation of the HOE-capable polymer layer on the transparent substrate.

9. A method for producing a spectacle lens comprising a holographic optical element-capable (HOE-capable) polymer layer, wherein the HOE-capable polymer layer is suitable for forming a holographic optical element, wherein the method comprises:

coating of a carrier with a precursor of the HOE-capable polymer layer;

converting the precursor, which is arranged on the carrier, to obtain the HOE-capable polymer layer;

performing spatially resolved exposure of the HOE-capable polymer layer to form the holographic optical element; and

performing fixation of the HOE-capable polymer layer on a transparent substrate of the spectacle lens,

wherein the performing the spatially resolved exposure of the HOE-capable polymer layer takes place before the performing the fixation of the HOE-capable polymer layer on the transparent substrate, and

wherein the performing the spatially resolved exposure comprises:

obtaining geometric data describing a geometry of the transparent substrate of the spectacle lens, and

depending on the geometric data, determining control data describing an intensity and a phase of the spatially resolved exposure,

wherein the performing the spatially resolved exposure is carried out with the control data.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 30, 2018
From: CARL ZEISS SMART OPTICS GMBH
To: TOOZ TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 047094/0680 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2017
From: PÜTZ, JÖRG; RIFAI, KATHARINA; LINDIG, KARSTEN
To: CARL ZEISS SMART OPTICS GMBH
Reel/Frame 044400/0338 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2015 109 703 · Jun 17, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180173007A1 · Jun 21, 2018