IP Library Granted Patent US 11,747,653
Granted Patent B2
US 11,747,653 · App. 16/441,407 · Granted Sep 5, 2023

Color vision correction filter and optical component

Inventors: Hideki Wada (Osaka, JP); Tomoya Iwahashi (Osaka, JP); Kazuyuki Yamae (Nara, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
G02C7/108C09B23/06C09B47/00C09B47/30G02B5/223G02C7/10G02C7/104
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Patent No.
US 11,747,653
App. No.
16/441,407
Granted
Sep 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A color vision correction filter includes a least one type of dye material and the lowest value of transmittance of the color vision correction filter in a wavelength band ranging from 440 nm to 600 nm, inclusive, is in the range of plus or minus 50 nm of 535 nm.

Claims (49)

1. A color vision correction filter, comprising:

at least one type of dye material, wherein

the at least one type of dye material has a basic skeleton of merocyanine,

a wavelength at which transmittance of the color vision correction filter is lowest in a wavelength band ranging from 440 nm to 600 nm, inclusive, is in a range of plus or minus 50 nm of 535 nm.

2. The color vision correction filter according to claim 1 , wherein

the wavelength at which the transmittance of the color vision correction filter is lowest in the wavelength band ranging from 440 nm to 600 nm, inclusive, is in a range of plus or minus 30 nm of 535 nm.

3. The color vision correction filter according to claim 1 , wherein

a bandwidth of a peak that includes the lowest value is at least 30 nm and at most 115 nm for a predetermined value in a range in which the transmittance of the color vision correction filter is at least 40% and at most 60%.

4. The color vision correction filter according to claim 1 , wherein

a bandwidth of a peak that includes the lowest value is at least 120 nm and at most 175 nm for a predetermined value in a range in which the transmittance of the color vision correction filter is at least 10% and at most 30%.

5. The color vision correction filter according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one type of dye material comprises a plural types of dye materials.

6. The color vision correction filter according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one type of dye material is a light-absorbing material.

7. The color vision correction filter according to claim 6 , wherein

the at least one type of dye material has a peak of absorption in a range from 415 nm to 590 nm, inclusive.

8. The color vision correction filter according to claim 6 , wherein

a dye material included in the at least one type of dye material has a peak of absorption in a range from 415 nm to 425 nm, inclusive, and a full width at half maximum of the peak is at least 20 nm and at most 45 nm.

9. The color vision correction filter according to claim 6 , wherein

a dye material included in the at least one type of dye material has a peak of absorption in a range from 490 nm to 500 nm, inclusive, and a full width at half maximum of the peak is at least 65 nm and at most 110 nm.

10. The color vision correction filter according to claim 6 , wherein

a dye material included in the at least one type of dye material has a peak of absorption in a range from 490 nm to 505 nm, inclusive, and a full width at half maximum of the peak is at least 70 nm and at most 105 nm.

11. The color vision correction filter according to claim 6 , wherein

a dye material included in the at least one type of dye material has a peak of absorption in a range from 520 nm to 530 nm, inclusive, and a full width at half maximum of the peak is at least 60 nm and at most 130 nm.

12. The color vision correction filter according to claim 6 , wherein

a dye material included in the at least one type of dye material has a peak of absorption in a range from 540 nm to 550 nm, inclusive, and a full width at half maximum of the peak is at least 70 nm and at most 125 nm.

13. The color vision correction filter according to claim 6 , wherein

a dye material included in the at least one type of dye material has a peak of absorption in a range from 570 nm to 580 nm, inclusive, and a full width at half maximum of the peak is at least 25 nm and at most 80 nm.

14. The color vision correction filter according to claim 6 , wherein

a dye material included in the at least one type of dye material has a peak of absorption in a range from 575 nm to 585 nm, inclusive, and a full width at half maximum of the peak is at least 25 nm and at most 100 nm.

15. The color vision correction filter according to claim 6 , wherein

a dye material included in the at least one type of dye material has a peak of absorption in a range from 580 nm to 590 nm, inclusive, and a full width at half maximum of the peak is at least 45 nm and at most 120 nm.

16. The color vision correction filter according to claim 1 , wherein

reflectance of the color vision correction filter is at most 15%.

17. The color vision correction filter according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one type of dye material has an absorbance of at least 90 and at most 310, and

the at least one type of dye material has a basic skeleton of merocyanine, tetraazaporphyrin, or phthalocyanine.

18. The color vision correction filter according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a base material that contains the at least one type of dye material, wherein

the base material includes a polycarbonate-based, cycloolefin-based, or acrylic resin,

a total concentration of the at least one type of dye material contained in the base material is at least 20 ppm and at most 850 ppm,

the base material has a thickness of at least 1 mm and at most 3 mm, and

the base material has a radius of curvature of at least 60 mm and at most 800 mm.

19. The color vision correction filter according to claim 18 , wherein

the at least one type of dye material is evenly dispersed in the base material.

20. An optical component, comprising:

the color vision correction filter according to claim 1 .

21. The optical component according to claim 20 , wherein

the optical component is a pair of eyeglasses, a contact lens, an intraocular lens, or a pair of goggles.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2019
From: WADA, HIDEKI; IWAHASHI, TOMOYA; YAMAE, KAZUYUKI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051134/0511 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-123088 · Jun 28, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200004051A1 · Jan 2, 2020