Inventors:
Bernard L. Laurin - Ludlow MA
Assignee:
American Optical Corporation - Southbridge MA
International Classification:
G02B 110
G02C 702
B32B 702
B32B 2706
Abstract:
Plastic substrates of optical elements having surfaces coated with the abrasion-resistant coating compositions described in U. S. Pat. No. 3,986,997 are improved by utilizing a tie-coat comprising an A-alkylenealkoxysilane where A contains a group reactive with the substrate. For some substrates, particularly polycarbonate lenses, the coating process is substantially simplified by reducing criticality of conditions when the tie-coat of the present invention is used than when the process of the aforementioned patent is followed with the tie-coats conventionally used and disclosed therein.