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(43) Date of publication: 03.03.1999 Bulletin 1999/09 (21) Application number: 97921341.0 (22) Date of filing: 29.04.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C03C 17/ 00( . ) G02B 1/ 10( . ) C09D 11/ 02( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/006805 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/041180 (06.11.1997 Gazette 1997/47)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IE IT LI NL SE (30) Priority: 30.04.1996 US 19960016559P (71) Applicant: SOLA INTERNATIONAL INC. Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)	(72) Inventors: RAM, Sunder Petaluma, CA 94954 (US) MCCARTHY, Anthony San Francisco, CA 94122 (US) GRAF, Herbert Sebastopol, CA 95472 (US) (74) Representative: Diehl, Hermann, Dr., et al  DIEHL, GLÄSER, HILTL & PARTNER, Augustenstrasse 46 80333 München 80333 München (DE)