Patents by Inventor Darrin R. Dabideen
Darrin R. Dabideen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9309455Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds represented by the following Formula (II), Ring-A of Formula II can be, for example, an aryl group, and Q? and Q?? can each be independently selected from groups, such as, halogen, —OH, —CN, amine groups, amide groups, carboxylic acid ester groups, carboxylic acid groups, alkenyl groups, alkynyl groups, carbonate groups, sulfide groups, and sulfonic acid ester groups. The present invention also relates to photochromic compositions and photochromic articles that include one or more photochromic compounds such as represented by Formula II.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Meng He, Anil Kumar, Darrin R. Dabideen
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Patent number: 9034219Abstract: Described herein are compounds generally comprising an indeno[2?,3?:3,4]naptho[1,2-b]pyran structure. Such compounds may be useful for their photochromic properties, and be used in certain photochromic compositions. Such compositions may further comprise other photochromic compositions and/or materials. Additionally, such compounds and/or compositions may be suitable for preparing certain photochromic articles. Also described herein are methods for preparing certain photochromic compounds, compositions, and articles.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Meng He, Darrin R. Dabideen, Xiao-Man Dai, Wenjing Xiao, Ruisong Xu, Sujit Mondal, Anil Kumar, Anu Chopra
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Patent number: 9029532Abstract: The present invention relates to naphthopyran compounds that include at least one compound represented by the following Formulas (I), (II), and (III): With reference to Formulas (I), (II), and (III), there is the proviso that: (i) at least one R1 is a group L; and/or (ii) B and/or B? is substituted with at least one group L. The group L can be described as a lengthening group. The present invention also relates to photochromic-dichroic naphthopyran compounds and photochromic-dichroic articles containing such compounds.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Darrin R. Dabideen, Meng He, Anil Kumar
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Patent number: 8920928Abstract: Described herein are compounds generally comprising an indeno[2?,3?:3,4]naptho[1,2-b]pyran structure. Such compounds may be useful for their photochromic properties, and be used in certain photochromic compositions. Such compositions may further comprise other photochromic compositions and/or materials. Additionally, such compounds and/or compositions may be suitable for preparing certain photochromic articles.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2011Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Meng He, Darrin R. Dabideen, Sujit Mondal, Xiao-Man Dai, Ruisong Xu, Wenjing Xiao, Massimiliano Tomasulo, Huayun Yu, Anu Chopra, Anil Kumar
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Publication number: 20140272468Abstract: The present invention relates to photochromic articles that include a substrate and at least one photochromic material that is adapted to change from an unactivated form to an activated form by exposure to radiation substantially in the wavelength range from 380 to 450 nanometers when measured over a range of from 380 to 700 nanometers. The photochromic article is also adapted to retain at least 12 percent of the delta OD measured in the Outdoor Test when tested in the Behind the Windshield Test. The photochromic material can be selected from certain compounds including, for example, fluoranthenoxazines, naphthopyrans, phenanthropyrans, fluoranthenopyrans, and indenonaphthopyrans, which each have bonded thereto at least one chiral or achiral lengthening group that provides the photochromic compound with dichroic properties. The present invention also relates to methods of forming a photochromic article.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Rachael L. DeMeio, Anil Kumar, Meng He, Darrin R. Dabideen, Sujit Mondal
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Publication number: 20140256935Abstract: The present invention relates to naphthopyran compounds that include at least one compound represented by the following Formulas (I), (II), and (III): With reference to Formulas (I), (II), and (III), there is the proviso that: (i) at least one R1 is a group L; and/or (ii) B and/or B? is substituted with at least one group L. The group L can be described as a lengthening group. The present invention also relates to photochromic-dichroic naphthopyran compounds and photochromic-dichroic articles containing such compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Darrin R. Dabideen, Meng He, Anil Kumar
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Patent number: 8779168Abstract: The present invention relates to lactone compounds represented by the following Formulas I and II, and methods of making such lactone compounds. The present invention also relates to methods of making other materials from such lactone compounds, such as fused ring indenol compounds (e.g., indeno-fused naphthols), and fused ring indenopyran compounds (e.g., indeno-fused naphthopyrans).Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Meng He, Darrin R. Dabideen, Ruisong Xu, Anil Kumar
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Publication number: 20140166948Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds represented by the following Formula (II), Ring-A of Formula II can be, for example, an aryl group, and Q? and Q?? can each be independently selected from groups, such as, halogen, —OH, —CN, amine groups, amide groups, carboxylic acid ester groups, carboxylic acid groups, alkenyl groups, alkynyl groups, carbonate groups, sulfide groups, and sulfonic acid ester groups. The present invention also relates to photochromic compositions and photochromic articles that include one or more photochromic compounds such as represented by Formula II.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Inventors: Meng He, Anil Kumar, Darrin R. Dabideen
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Publication number: 20140154514Abstract: A photochromic compound is provided, which may be a pyran, an oxazine, or a fulgide. The photochromic compound has at least one substituent Q attached thereto, each Q independently being —N3, —CN, —COOR?, —CCR?, —C(R?)C(R?)R?, —OCOR?, —OCOOR?, —SR?, —OSO2R??, and/or —CON(R?)R?, wherein each R? is hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, an unsubstituted or substituted alkene or alkyne group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the substituents are halo or hydroxyl and R?? is —CF3 or a perfluorinated alkyl group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms. The number, locations and nature of the constituents Q are dependent upon the structure of the photochromic compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: TRANSITIONS OPTICAL, INC.Inventors: Meng He, Darrin R. Dabideen, Anil Kumar, Terry A. Keller, II
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Patent number: 8705160Abstract: A photochromic compound is provided, which may be a pyran, an oxazine, or a fulgide. The photochromic compound has at least one substituent Q attached thereto, each Q independently being —N3, —CN, —COOR?, —CCR?, —C(R?)C(R?)R?, —OCOR?, —OCOOR?, —SR?, —OSO2R??, and/or —CON(R?)R?, wherein each R? is hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, an unsubstituted or substituted alkene or alkyne group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the substituents are halo or hydroxyl and R?? is —CF3 or a perfluorinated alkyl group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms. The number, locations and nature of the constituents Q are dependent upon the structure of the photochromic compound.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Meng He, Darrin R. Dabideen, Anil Kumar, Terry A. Kellar, II
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Patent number: 8698117Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds represented by the following Formulas (I) and (II), Ring-A of Formulas I and II can be, for example, an aryl group, and Q? and Q?? can each be independently selected from groups, such as, halogen, —OH, —CN, amine groups, amide groups, carboxylic acid ester groups, carboxylic acid groups, alkenyl groups, alkynyl groups, carbonate groups, sulfide groups, and sulfonic acid ester groups. The present invention also relates to photochromic compositions and photochromic articles that include one or more photochromic compounds, such as represented by Formula II.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Meng He, Anil Kumar, Darrin R. Dabideen
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Patent number: 8545984Abstract: Described herein are compounds generally comprising an indeno[2?,3?:3,4]naptho[1,2-b]pyran structure. Such compounds may be useful for their photochromic properties, and be used in certain photochromic compositions. Such compositions may further comprise other photochromic compositions and/or materials. Additionally, such compounds and/or compositions may be suitable for preparing certain photochromic articles. Also described herein are methods for preparing certain photochromic compounds, compositions, and articles.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Meng He, Darrin R. Dabideen, Anil Kumar, Ruisong Xu
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Patent number: 8518546Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds represented by the following Formula I, Ring-A of the Formula I can be, for example an aryl group, and L1 is a chiral or achiral lengthening group. The compound represented by Formula I can be a photochromic compound. The present invention also relates to photochromic compositions and photochromic articles that include one or more photochromic compounds, such as represented by Formula I.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Meng He, Sujit Mondal, Darrin R. Dabideen, Anil Kumar, Xiao-Man Dai
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Publication number: 20120200907Abstract: A photochromic compound is provided, which may be a pyran, an oxazine, or a fulgide. The photochromic compound has at least one substituent Q attached thereto, each Q independently being —N3, —CN, —COOR?, —CCR?, —C(R?)C(R?)R?, —OCOR?, —OCOOR?, —SR?, —OSO2R??, and/or —CON(R?)R?, wherein each R? is hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, an unsubstituted or substituted alkene or alkyne group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the substituents are halo or hydroxyl and R?? is —CF3 or a perfluorinated alkyl group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms. The number, locations and nature of the constituents Q are dependent upon the structure of the photochromic compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: TRANSITIONS OPTICAL, INC.Inventors: Meng He, Darrin R. Dabideen, Anil Kumar, Terry A. Kellar, II
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Patent number: 8211338Abstract: A photochromic compound is provided, which may be a pyran, an oxazine, or a fulgide. The photochromic compound has at least one substituent Q attached thereto, each Q independently being —N3, —CN, —COOR?, —CCR?, —C(R?)C(R?)R?, —OCOR?, —OCOOR?, —SR?, —OSO2R??, and/or —CON(R?)R?, wherein each R? is hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, an unsubstituted or substituted alkene or alkyne group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the substituents are halo or hydroxyl and R?? is —CF3 or a perfluorinated alkyl group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms The number, locations and nature of the constituents Q are dependent upon the structure of the photochromic compound.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Transitions Optical, IncInventors: Meng He, Darrin R. Dabideen, Anil Kumar, Terry A. Kellar, II
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Publication number: 20120156508Abstract: Described herein are compounds generally comprising an indeno[2?,3?:3,4]naptho[1,2-b]pyran structure. Such compounds may be useful for their photochromic properties, and be used in certain photochromic compositions. Such compositions may further comprise other photochromic compositions and/or materials. Additionally, such compounds and/or compositions may be suitable for preparing certain photochromic articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: TRANSITIONS OPTICAL, INC.Inventors: Meng He, Darrin R. Dabideen, Sujit Mondal, Xiao-Man Dai, Ruisong Xu, Wenjing Xiao, Massimiliano Tomasulo, Huayun Yu, Anu Chopra, Anil Kumar
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Publication number: 20120156521Abstract: Described herein are compounds generally comprising an indeno[2?,3?:3,4]naptho[1,2-b]pyran structure. Such compounds may be useful for their photochromic properties, and be used in certain photochromic compositions. Such compositions may further comprise other photochromic compositions and/or materials. Additionally, such compounds and/or compositions may be suitable for preparing certain photochromic articles. Also described herein are methods for preparing certain photochromic compounds, compositions, and articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: TRANSITIONS OPTICAL, INC.Inventors: Meng He, Darrin R. Dabideen, Xiao-Man Dai, Wenjing Xiao, Ruisong Xu, Sujit Mondal, Anil Kumar, Anu Chopra
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Publication number: 20120157677Abstract: The present invention relates to lactone compounds represented by the following Formulas I and II, and methods of making such lactone compounds. The present invention also relates to methods of making other materials from such lactone compounds, such as fused ring indenol compounds (e.g., indeno-fused naphthols), and fused ring indenopyran compounds (e.g., indeno-fused naphthopyrans).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: TRANSITIONS OPTICAL INC.Inventors: Meng He, Darrin R. Dabideen, Ruisong Xu, Anil Kumar
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Publication number: 20120126185Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds represented by the following Formulas (I) and (II), Ring-A of Formulas I and II can be, for example, an aryl group, and Q? and Q?? can each be independently selected from groups, such as, halogen, —OH, —CN, amine groups, amide groups, carboxylic acid ester groups, carboxylic acid groups, alkenyl groups, alkynyl groups, carbonate groups, sulfide groups, and sulfonic acid ester groups. The present invention also relates to photochromic compositions and photochromic articles that include one or more photochromic compounds, such as represented by Formula II.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: TRANSITIONS OPTICAL, INC.Inventors: Meng He, Anil Kumar, Darrin R. Dabideen
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Publication number: 20110140056Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds represented by the following Formulas (I) and (II), Ring-A of Formulas I and II can be, for example, an aryl group, and Q? and Q?? can each be independently selected from groups, such as, halogen, —OH, —CN, amine groups, amide groups, carboxylic acid ester groups, carboxylic acid groups, alkenyl groups, alkynyl groups, carbonate groups, sulfide groups, and sulfonic acid ester groups. The present invention also relates to photochromic compositions and photochromic articles that include one or more photochromic compounds, such as represented by Formula II.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: TRANSITIONS OPTICAL, INC.Inventors: Meng He, Anil Kumar, Darrin R. Dabideen