Glasses manufacture
A method of eyewear manufacture including: adhering frame material onto a surface of a corrective lens, the frame material extending along at least 10% of an edge circumference of the lens; and attaching the lens to a second lens.
1. A pair of glasses comprising:
a first corrective lens;
a second corrective lens, where at least one of said first corrective lens and said second corrective lens has a frame described on a surface of said lens said frame having different optical properties than said surface, said frame extending along at least 10% of an edge circumference of the lens; and
a connector connecting said first corrective lens and said second corrective lens,
wherein said frame is described by printing directly or indirectly on said lens.
2. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , wherein said frame is adhered to said surface.
3. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , wherein said frame is cut into said surface.
4. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , wherein said frame comprises a different surface coating than said surface.
5. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , wherein said frame has one or more of a different transmittance, a different translucency, a different color, and a different surface texture than said surface.
6. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , wherein a transmittance of said frame is a least 10% less than a transmittance of said lens on which said frame is disposed.
7. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , wherein said frame is opaque.
8. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , wherein said frame is a frame printed directly onto said surface.
9. The pair of glasses according to claim 8 , wherein said frame is printed and transferred onto said surface.
10. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , wherein said frame is printed onto a layer which is adhered to the surface.
11. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , wherein material of said frame protrudes above a surface of said lens to which it is adhered by at most 100 μm.
12. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , wherein material of said frame protrudes above a surface of said lens to which it is adhered by at most 50 μm.
13. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , wherein said first lens has said frame adhered to a surface of said first lens and said second lens has said frame adhered to a surface of said second lens.
14. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , comprising a first arm connected to said first corrective lens and a second arm connected to said second corrective lens.
15. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , wherein said frame has a visible pattern of varying color and/or shade.
16. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , wherein said frame does not extend to cover edges of said lens on which it is described.
17. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , manufactured by a method of manufacture comprising:
adhering frame material onto a lens surface of a corrective lens, said frame material extending along at least 10% of an edge circumference of the lens; and
attaching said lens to a second lens.
18. The pair of glasses according to claim 17 , wherein the method comprises transferring said frame material from a substrate to said lens surface.
19. The pair of glasses according to claim 17 , wherein said adhering comprises adhering said substrate to said lens surface.
20. The pair of glasses according to claim 17 , wherein said substrate includes an adhesive layer, where adhering said frame material comprises contacting said adhesive layer to said lens surface.
21. The pair of glasses according to claim 17 , wherein the method comprises removing a portion of said surface to form at least one recession on said surface.
22. The pair of glasses according to claim 21 , wherein said removing is of at least a portion of a lens coating.
23. The pair of glasses according to claim 21 , wherein said adhering is to said at least one recession.
24. The pair of glasses according to claim 17 , wherein the method comprises surface treating at least a portion of said surface in a manner which improves surface adhesion properties.
25. The pair of glasses according to claim 17 , wherein the method comprises cutting said lens to a desired shape after said adherence.
26. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , manufactured by a method of manufacture comprising:
printing frame material onto a lens surface of a corrective lens, said frame material extending along at least 10% of an edge circumference of the lens; and
attaching said lens to a second lens.
27. The pair of glasses according to claim 26 , wherein said printing comprises inkjet printing.
28. The pair of glasses according to claim 1 , wherein the frame provides no mechanical strength to said lens or said glasses.
29. A pair of glasses comprising:
a first corrective lens;
a second corrective lens, where at least one of said first corrective lens and said second corrective lens has a frame described on a surface of said lens said frame having different optical properties than said surface, said frame extending along at least 10% of an edge circumference of the lens; and
a connector connecting said first corrective lens and said second corrective lens,
wherein said frame does not extend to cover edges of said lens on which it si described.