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In the News (Sun 3 Jun 12)

  
  HaberVision
This material is relatively new to the optical community and represents the latest in optical lens technology.
Glare is defined in the dictionary as, “An uncomfortable sensation caused by bright light.” More specifically, glare comes in many forms and they all can be uncomfortable and performance compromising.
Reflected glare can come from light rays bouncing of flat surfaces such as roads, water, snow, or in the case of redirected rays, they can be reflected from your face, the back of your glasses or side surfaces.
www.habervision.com /Technology.aspx   (2203 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
According to the invention, to this end, the glare hood is characterized in that the glare hood is at least partly manufactured from material flexible such that during use, at least in assembled condition, the glare hood applies a clamping force to the display.
This mutual abutment of glare hood 1 and display 2 is further promoted by the clamping force between the glare hood 1 and the display 2, as in the present exemplary embodiment, this clamping force presses the tube 3 by the edges 7 against the display 2.
Preferably, the glare hood 1 is provided-after assembly-with a rough surface facing the display 2, for instance the inside surface of the flexible wall part 4 and/or the surfaces of the edges 7 of the end face of the tube 3.
www.wipo.int /cgi-pct/guest/getbykey5?KEY=03/90457.031030&ELEMENT_SET=DECL   (3384 words)

  
 Temporary, disposable glare shield for eyeglasses - Patent 6557995
Temporary glare shield as claimed in claim 1, wherein the film easily be manually removed from a convenient stowage folder/container, adhered to eyeglasses when needed, and easily be removed from eyeglasses when temporary need has ended, and either discarded or replaced in the folder/container for future use if desired.
Temporary glare shield as claimed in claim 1, wherein the film may be adhered to existing tinted sunglasses or may be applied in several layers of glare shield to provide additional protection from extremes of bright light and airborne hazards.
Temporary glare shield as claimed in claim 1, wherein the film may be adhered directly to the face of a wearer without eyeglasses so as to completely cover eyes and provide protection from bright sunlight, glare, harmful UV rays, airborne hazards and impact of thorny vegetation that may otherwise come in contact with uncovered eyes.
www.freepatentsonline.com /6557995.html   (8462 words)

  
 Main page
Glare is an optimised Fibre Metal Laminate for aircraft and it consists of alternating layers of aluminium and glass fibre pregreg layers.
Because of the layered structure of the material it is possible to tailor the material for a particular application.
Glare is the successor of the Fibre Metal Laminate type named Arall, which consisted of aluminium sheets and aramid fibre prepreg layers.
www.fmlc.nl /engels/glare.htm   (428 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
1 is a diagrammatic representation of a nanocomposite material according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
By selecting a particular material having a particular index of refraction value, the index of refraction of the core 54 and/or layer 52 of the optical waveguide 50 may be adjusted to a predetermined desired value or to different predetermined values.
By selecting a particular material having a particular index of refraction value, the overall index of refraction of the core 64 of the optical anti-glare device 60 may be adjusted to a predetermined desired vlaue or to different predetermined values.
www.wipo.int /cgi-pct/guest/getbykey5?KEY=03/82969.031009&ELEMENT_SET=DECL   (10477 words)

  
 United States Patent Application: 0040198192   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
A faceplate (F) for an image intensifier tube (10) for reducing veiling glare begins as a blank (36) of optical material of a desired glass composition having a shape that conforms substantially to a configuration of the faceplate (F) to be produced.
[0014] In accordance with the present invention, a faceplate for an image intensifier tube for reducing veiling glare begins as a blank of optical material of a desired glass composition having a shape that conforms substantially to a configuration of the faceplate to be produced.
[0043] The faceplate F for an image intensifier tube 10 for reducing veiling glare begins as a blank of optical material of a desired glass composition having a shape that conforms substantially to a configuration of the faceplate to be produced.
appft1.uspto.gov /netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1="20040198192".PGNR.&OS=DN/20040198192&RS=DN/20040198192   (2691 words)

  
 Mueller Sports Medicine - No Glare Study
The second type of glare is why athletes apply adhesive backed patches or grease paint to their cheeks in the area directly under their eyes.
Athletes have been using dull finish, dark colored materials like grease paint and shoe polish for many years in order to prevent light from reflecting off from their cheek and into the peripheral areas of the eye.
When the anti-glare material is first applied, it may actually create a temporary distraction until the brain gets used to seeing it and classifies it as non-informational.
www.muellersportsmed.com /noglarestudy.htm   (812 words)

  
 Stork Aerospace - Stork Aerospace Glare factory
Glare ('Glass Reinforced Aluminium') consists of alternating layers of thin aluminium alloy sheets and prepreg made of strong glass fibres and epoxy adhesive.
The real breakthrough for Glare came when Airbus selected it in 2001 for the upper fuselage section of the Airbus double-deck airliner A380, which with a capacity of 550 passengers will be the largest series-produced aircraft ever built.
The material is hardened at high temperature and pressure in an autoclave, which with a length of 23 metres and a diameter of 5.5 metres is one of the largest ovens in the world.
www.stork.nl /aerospace/page.html?id=5682   (621 words)

  
 Stork Fokker AESP - Glare®
The new layered material is just as flexible as aluminium, but at the same time stronger (it has a lower susceptibility to metal fatigue than aluminium).
In a comparison of fatigue resistance in which aluminium and Glare panels were subject to numerous load cycles, the quality of the composite material declined only very slowly.
Glare is at the start of a completely new family of applications.
www.stork.nl /fokkeraesp/page.html?id=5796   (255 words)

  
 Main page
Glare has excellent impact properties and by using Glare in the leading edge of the vertical tail plane its bird impact resistance is being improved, according to 'Air and Cosmos'.
Glare is a laminated material made of alternating layers of aluminium and glass fibre.
Glare was developed in cooperation with Delft university of Technology and the NLR (National Aerospace Laboratory).
www.fmlc.nl /engels/news.htm   (3451 words)

  
 Industrial Laser Solutions - Forming a new material
In a move away from the traditional rivet-based fixturing, the GLARE panels are spliced and bonded seamlessly with no break in the fiber reinforcements, and the stringers are adhesively bonded to the panel surface.
The materials are manufactured using Teflon-coated steel molds where the laminates are laid-up, using a polypropylene interlayer to adhere the pre-preg composite material to the metallic layers.
FML materials can be formed conventionally into components, however their high strength and laminated construction limit minimum bend radius and they need a metal layer within the laminate to deform it once constructed.
ils.pennnet.com /Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=Articles&Subsection=Display&ARTICLE_ID=200238   (1441 words)

  
 ADS Sports Eyewear - best polarized sun glasses, cycling sun glasses, running sun glasses
The glare in wide-open sunny places is actually caused by the sun, not objects on the ground.
Glare can also be a factor under stadium lights or in an auditorium.
Silver halide is mixed with the lens material to cause this transformation.
www.adseyewear.com /lensmat.php   (2369 words)

  
 JCRS: Vol. 27, No. 4, April 2001
The material component of the AcrySof IOL may also affect PCO prevention, but the main factor appears to be the formation of a discontinuous capsular bend to prevent LEC migration.
The reported optical effects are glare, halos, peripheral arcs of light, and other unwanted optical images [13–16].
Rounded edges or squared nonreflective edges reduce the potential for edge glare phenomena that appear to the patient as a thin crescent or partial ring [17, 18].
www.ascrs.org /publications/jcrs/editapr01.html   (910 words)

  
 Aerospace Engineering - Highlights - GLARE, a New Aircraft Material   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
GLARE looks the same as aluminium sheeting, but it is constructed from layers.
One of the particular advantages is that the material offers more protection in the event of a fire, is more resistant to damage, and is less sensitive to metal fatigue.
A variant of GLARE was used in the freight door of the C-17, the latest transportation aircraft of the United States Air Force.
www.lr.tudelft.nl /highlights/glare.asp   (226 words)

  
 Liquid crystal film protects against flash blindness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The material is a sandwich of liquid crystal between two sheets of glass.
The researchers mixed the liquid crystal material with a very small amount of a dye -- methyl red -- which enhances the low intensity light stopping ability of the liquid crystal.
The sun also creates a glare problem that conventional sun glasses cannot solve and human welders are forced to wear very dark eye protection.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/1999-12/PS-Lcfp-011299.php   (493 words)

  
 www.hollandtrade.com: english composites document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Layered materials of this sort were first developed in the early seventies.
The material was used in a few select aircraft components, but it had structural limitations that prevented wider use.
GLARE, a glass-aluminium Fibre Reinforced Laminate, was developed in part to overcome these limitations.
www.hollandtrade.com /vko/Sectoren/ShowBouwsteen_composites.asp?bstnum=262   (367 words)

  
 Polarized headlights without glare
The foremost application in his mind was to eliminate the glare danger of automobile headlights.
Not only the headlights had glare, but the potential market of millions of cars also had the glare of gold.
On the other hand, a considerable portion of the light of his own beams, reflected or scattered by objects in the road, will be transmitted to his eyes (actually, also some of the light scattered from the other car beams).
www.polarization.com /land/land.html   (1273 words)

  
 Kaenon
Kaenon's Proprietary Lens Material (with encapsulated Glare 86 polarizing element): The polarized lenses are created by a unique and complex manufacturing process which completely encapsulates the Glare 86 polarizing element in the lens material SR-91.
This material becomes tackier as you sweat, so it grips your skin while securely anchoring your Kaenon frame in a comfortable position--even in the most rigorous activities.
This model is made from the same lightweight, durable frame materials as the Kore™ and utilizes the same structural frame geometry, only slightly downsized.
www.sporteyes.com /kaenon.htm   (3079 words)

  
 San Antonio Eye Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
They are also recommended for driving to reduce the glare off of the hood of the car or the road.
For the past 20 years the only lens material that was recognized for impact resistance was polycarbonate, however this material has drawbacks.
The lightest lens material currently be sold is Trivex specific gravity is 1.1 (water has a specific gravity of 1.0) they almost float on water.
www.saeye.com /lenstech.htm   (721 words)

  
 CAUGHT IN THE GLARE:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Great White Glare seems to meet the requirements of the other half of Freudís psychic writing mechanism, as it is a place where impressions are not only retained, but retained perfectly and permanently, without the possibility of effacement.
In other words, a close approach to the realm of light is connected with the death of Aliceís parents and the end of her childhood--an unambiguous association of the Great White Glare with the beginning of memory itself, as well as with death and the ìmemorializationî associated with it.
Yet the stasis of the text--the directionless world of the Dark, the futureless world of the Glare, as well as the unfinished state of the manuscript itself--also reveals Twainís final inability to confront the implications of such a breakdown; his inability, that is, to move completely into a modernist aesthetic.
www.towson.edu /users/sallen/MyEssays/Twain.html   (6664 words)

  
 strip-door.net - Strip Doors brought to you by Material Flow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Interior/exterior with moderate to heavy traffic, especially where heavy material handling vehicles operated.
We carry 10 types of standard strips, 7 types of low temperature strips, 4 types of reinforced low temperature strips and 4 types of dark amber strips.
Choose from 3 types of ribbed strips, 3 types of opaque (fl) strips, 2 types of anti-static strips, 3 types of anti-insect and glare strips, and strips in 3 specialty colors.
www.strip-door.net /Material_Flow_Strip_Doors.htm   (394 words)

  
 The Cutting Edge® - Materials: Engravable Plastics I
The majority of The Cutting Edge's stock legend plates are produced from this material.
This material is UV stable, outdoor weatherable, and is the most popular front engraving plastic for outdoor use.
Ultra-Matte front engravable material features a non-glare, matte finish that is easy to read.
www.cuttingedgeinc.com /ref/matPAGE2.htm   (1118 words)

  
 Steve Kaeser - CHROMAKEY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This material is easy to achieve even lighting because it does not reflect light like poly muslin Chromakeys.
Up until now you could only purchase this material in professional camera houses at a cost of over $150.
We import this material on 100 yard bolts and pass the savings onto you.
www.west.net /~skaeser/CHROMAKEY.html   (130 words)

  
 Flying GLARE®   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This Ph.D. dissertation is addressing the most important items which have to be considered if a structural material develops from the laboratory status to an aircraft application.
The ultimate proof for the material is the certification as part of an aircraft component by the dedicated Airworthiness Authorities.
The environmental influences on material properties, design values and on the strength justification methods are investigated and validated with test specimens which copy the design of Airbus full scale test specimens.
www.coronetbooks.com /books/flyi4814.htm   (161 words)

  
 Glare Shield Kit from Aircraft Spruce
This Glare Shield Kit provides the materials to produce a professional custom padded glare shield.
The material passes the FAR 25.853 burn requirements and a burn certificate is provided with each kit.
Complete easy to follow instructions are provided to help you produce a professional looking padded glare shield that is custom to your aircraft and has the look and feel of leather.
www.aircraftspruce.com /catalog/pspages/glareshield.php   (119 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Glare: History of the Development of a New Aircraft Material: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Glare is the name given to a new material for aircraft structures developed at Delft University in the Netherlands.
It consists of thin aluminium layers bonded together by adhesive containing embedded fibres and is very resistant to fatigue.
This success was achieved by a small group of people inspired by professor Boud Vogelesang, people who kept believing in the material and fought against all obstacles during the years.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/140200124X   (295 words)

  
 GlareSolutions.Com(tm)
The material is similar to that used in expensive polarizing sunglasses.
While it is impossible to reduce glare and reflection completely, depending on brightness and the direction of sunlight and the angle of reflection,
We do not recommend this because the glare caused by car headlights is different from glare caused by sunlight.
www.polavisor.com /faq.html   (360 words)

  
 Art-Broker - Fine Art Gallery with Paintings, Prints, Framing, Gift Shop items and more - all 10-30% off retail!
A trained professional applies their knowledge of the materials and techniques necessary to preserve valuable artwork.
The objective is to make it possible to remove your artwork from the frame at a later date without evidence of it having been framed.
And for conservation purposes, wood is superior because it offers a smooth back side surface on which to attach Framing Tape, the frame’s dust cover which protects the artwork from dust and insects.
www.art-broker.com /framing/framing.htm   (1018 words)

  
 Scott-Phenolic & ADA Engraving Material
Rigid Matte Phenolic is a strong, glare resistant surface that's long-lasting and easy to maintain.
Popular for uses such as instrument panels, pipe and valve I.D. plates and various high-temperature applications, the material withstands abrasions and is electrically non-conductive.
Scott-Solid one-color, non-glare material is widely used for ADA signage where high contrast and low glare are requirements.
www.scottmachine.com /scott-ph.htm   (121 words)

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