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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark D Bugno, Stevensville, MI (US);
David J Cammenga, Zeeland, MI (US);
Bradley L Busscher, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
David I Driscoll, Caledonia, MI (US);
Kevin L Ash, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Alex K Cammenga, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Andrew D Weller, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/03 (2006.01); G02F 1/15 (2006.01); G09G 3/19 (2006.01); H04N 9/16 (2006.01); B60J 3/04 (2006.01); B64C 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 3/04 (2013.01); B64C 1/1484 (2013.01); B64C 1/1492 (2013.01);
Abstract
An autodimming window assembly for a vehicle such as an aircraft includes a UI devoid of movable elements and integrated with a dust cover of the window assembly. A dust cover optionally includes a lightguide configured to deliver light from a light source associated with the assembly and indicia representing an operational characteristic of the UI and articulated to the dust cover.