Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Functional Layer Application System' Filed by Hoya Optical Labs Of America, Inc.

MUMBAI, India, July 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517059361 A) filed by Hoya Optical Labs Of America, Inc., Lewisville, U.S.A., on June 20, for 'functional layer application system.'

Inventor(s) include Olund, David; Drury, Craig; and Kunkel, James.

The application for the patent was published on July 4, under issue no. 27/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Systems and methods for adding a functional layer to a lens having a plurality of microlenses for inhibition of ametropia. The lens may include defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) having a plurality of microlenses or lenslets producing refraction areas with different refraction forces. Injection molding may be utilized to add a functional layer to such a DIMS lens having a plurality of microlenses or lenslets. The functional layer may add a functional utility to the lens, including but not limited to photochromic functionality, polarization functionality, and the like."

The patent application was internationally filed on Dec. 04, 2023, under International application No.PCT/US2023/082351.

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