Patents Assigned to SunTiger, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5400175
    Abstract: A lens (10) that substantially blocks horizontally polarized light and selectively blocks wavelengths between 300 and 549 nanometers. The selective blocking is controlled by a sharp cut-on filter (14) selected to cut-on at either 450, 500, 515, 530, or 550 nanometers. The specific blocking and cut-on point selected is dependent upon the ultimate usage/environment of the lens (10). If a 450 cut-on filter is selected, wavelengths between 300 and 449 nanometers are blocked before a cut-on occurs at 450 nanometers; similarly, a 550 cut-on filter blocks wavelengths between 300 and 549 nanometers before a cut-on occurs at 550 nanometers. The lens (10) also allows 30 to 40 percent of wavelengths over 625 nanometers to be transmitted. The filter (14)in combination with the polarizer (16) blocks harmful Ultraviolet radiation and blue light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Suntiger, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Johansen, Paul A. Diffendaffer
  • Patent number: 5177509
    Abstract: A lens (10) that substantially blocks horizontally polarized light and selectively blocks wavelengths between 300 and 549 nanometers. The selective blocking is controlled by a sharp cut-on filter (14) selected to cut-on at either 450, 500, 515, 530, or 550 nanometers. The specific blocking and cut-on point selected is dependent upon the ultimate usage/environment of the lens (10). If a 450 cut-on filter is selected, wavelengths between 300 and 449 nanometers are blocked before a cut-on occurs at 450 nanometers; similarly, a 550 cut-on filter blocks wavelengths between 300 and 549 nanometers before a cut-on occurs at 550 nanometers. The lens (10) also allows 30 to 40 percent of wavelengths over 625 nanometers to be transmitted. The filter (14) in combination with the polarizer (16) blocks harmful Ultraviolet radiation and blue light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: Suntiger, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Johansen, Paul A. Diffendaffer
  • Patent number: 4878748
    Abstract: A lens (10) that substantially blocks horizontally polarized light and selectively blocks wavelengths between 300 and 549 nanometers. The selective blocking is controlled by a sharp cut-on filter (14) selected to cut-on at either 450, 500, 515, 530, or 550 nanometers. The specific blocking and cut-on point selected is dependent upon the ultimate usage/environment of the lens (10). If a 450 cut-on filter is selected, wavelengths between 300 and 449 nanometers are blocked before a cut-on occurs at 450 nanometers; similarly, a 550 cut-on filter blocks wavelengths between 300 and 549 nanometers before a cut-on occurs at 550 nanometers. The lens (10) also allows 30 to 40 percent of wavelengths over 625 nanometers to be transmitted. The filter (14) in combination with the polarizer (16) blocks harmful Ultraviolet radiation and blue light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Assignee: Suntiger, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Johansen, Paul Diffendaffer
  • Patent number: RE38402
    Abstract: An opthalmic spectacle or contact sharp cut-on orange lens that improves visual acuity and substantially reduces eye damage in a bright sunlit environment. The lenses substantially eliminate ultraviolet radiation and blue light shorter than 515 520 nm. The ultraviolet radiation has been implicated as a cause of cateractogenisis. The blue light is implicated in senile macular degenerations, night blindness and snow blindness. The lens is substantially transparent to wavelengths greater than 636 600 nm which are most useful for high visual acuity in bright sunlit environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: SunTiger, Inc.
    Inventors: James B. Stephens, Charles G. Miller