Optical lens coating
OwnerAbby Ayoubinventor
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Abstract
An optical lens having a colored coating affixed to the edge of the lens. The apparatus may enhance the cosmetic appearance of eyeglasses by reducing the appearance of the white ring appearing along the perimeter of the face of lens when viewing eyeglasses from the front, and by reducing the appearance of the white film on the edge of lenses when viewing eyeglasses from the side. The apparatus may also reduce the glare of the optical lens from light entering through the edge of the lens.
Claims10
An apparatus, comprising:
- an optical lens for use in eyeglasses, said lens having an edge;
- a color coating affixed to at least a portion of only the edge of the lens, said colored coating being effective to reduce the appearance of a white ring along the perimeter of the face of said lens, wherein said colored coating is translucent.
A method of applying a colored coating to an optical lens for use in eyeglasses, said lens having an edge, comprising applying the colored coating to at least a portion of the edge of the lens such that the colored coating is affixed only to the edge of the lens, said colored coating being effective to reduce the appearance of a white ring along the perimeter of the face of said lens;
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- placing the lens under a heat source after the application of the colored coating, wherein the heat source is an ultraviolet light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.