Compound curved stereoscopic eyewear
First Claim
1. A method for providing a lens with compound curvature, the method comprising:
- thermoforming a first layer with first predetermined thermoforming conditions;
thermoforming a second layer with second predetermined thermoforming conditions; and
coupling the first and second thermoformed layers.
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Abstract
Stereoscopic eyewear with compound curvature may be employed to view three dimensional content. The manufacture of such eyewear may be achieved by thermoforming a first material and by thermoforming a second material. The first and second materials may be in roll stock form prior to thermoforming, and the first layer may be polarizer material, while the second layer may be retarder material. Each of the first and second materials may be thermoformed by employing optimized thermoforming conditions for each of the two materials. Additionally, the two thermoforming lines may be timed so that the curved shapes of the first material in roll stock form may be substantially synchronized with the curved shapes of the second material in roll stock form, which may allow the curved shapes of each of the first and second materials in roll stock form may be joined together.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for providing a lens with compound curvature, the method comprising:
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thermoforming a first layer with first predetermined thermoforming conditions; thermoforming a second layer with second predetermined thermoforming conditions; and coupling the first and second thermoformed layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing a lens with compound curvature, the method comprising:
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thermoforming a polarizer layer; thermoforming a retarder layer; and assembling the thermoformed polarizer layer and the thermoformed retarder layer while substantially maintaining an approximate retardation value, wherein a first side of the thermoformed polarizer layer is in contact with a first side of the thermoformed retarder layer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A lens with compound curvature, comprising:
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a first thermoformed layer comprising linear polarizer material, the first thermoformed layer formed using first predetermined thermoforming conditions; and a second thermoformed layer comprising retarder material, the second thermoformed layer formed using second predetermined thermoforming conditions, wherein the first and second thermoformed layers are coupled with an adhesive. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. Stereoscopic eyewear for receiving orthogonal circularly polarized light, comprising:
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a first lens comprising; a first thermoformed layer comprising linear polarizer material, the first thermoformed layer formed using first predetermined thermoforming conditions, a second thermoformed layer comprising retarder material, the second thermoformed layer formed using second predetermined thermoforming conditions, wherein the first thermoformed layer is coupled to the second thermoformed layer, wherein the linear polarizer material has an axis of polarization, wherein the retarder has an axis of retardation, and wherein the axis of polarization is fixedly maintained in a range between +43 and +47 degrees to the axis of retardation within a central area of the first lens; a second lens comprising; a third thermoformed layer comprising linear polarizer material, the third thermoformed layer formed using the first predetermined thermoforming conditions, a fourth thermoformed layer comprising retarder material, the fourth thermoformed layer formed using the second predetermined thermoforming conditions, wherein the third thermoformed layer is coupled to the fourth thermoformed layer, wherein the linear polarizer material has an axis of polarization, wherein the retarder has an axis of retardation, and wherein the axis of polarization is fixedly maintained in a range between −
43 and −
47 degrees to the axis of retardation within a central area of the second lens; anda frame to hold the first and second lenses.
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