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US 2026/0275530 A1Published application
Eyewear with antibacterial coating
AssigneeZenni Optical, Inc.
InventorsSteven LEE, Julia ZHEN, Feng LIU, Xule CHEN, Liangliang Mao
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AssigneeZenni Optical, Inc.
InventorsSteven LEE, Julia ZHEN, Feng LIU, Xule CHEN, Liangliang Mao
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Eyewear can include lenses that have a coating that reduces or mitigates the presence of microorganisms on the eyewear. For example, the lenses can include one or more coatings. Optionally, the coatings can include one or more of a hard coating, an antibacterial anti-reflection coating, and an antibacterial hydrophobic coating. The hard coating can be dip-coated onto the lenses, and the antibacterial anti-reflection coating can be vacuum coated onto the hard coatings. The antibacterial anti-reflection coating can be a layered structure including one or more of SiO2, ZrO2, ITO, ZnO, and Al2O3. Different coatings can be applied in various combinations and thicknesses to create lenses with different effects. Optionally, the coatings on the lenses can be configured to target one or both of Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538P.
An antibacterial lens, comprising:
An antibacterial anti-reflection coating for a lens, comprising a multilayer structure comprising:
A method of manufacturing an antibacterial lens, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.