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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2016
Research Frontiers Incorporated, Woodbury, NY (US);
Dongyan Wang, Ithaca, NY (US);
Seth Van Voorhees, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Steven M. Slovak, N. Massapequa, NY (US);
Robert L. Saxe, New York, NY (US);
RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED, Woodbury, NY (US);
Abstract
A laminated glazing including a moisture-sensitive functional insert included within the glazing, the laminated glazing comprising a stack comprised of a plurality of glass or plastic plies, the plies being joined together by interlayers located between the plies, wherein a central area of the stack comprises at least one optically clear interlayer; the stack further including a moisture-sensitive functional insert; wherein an inner perimeter of the laminated glazing is formed with a frame comprised of a hydrophobic moisture-resistant material, the frame having a thickness substantially corresponding to a combined thickness of the interlayers within the glazing plus the insert. In addition, a method of reducing or eliminating exposure of a moisture-sensitive insert within a laminated glazing constructed as above is also described herein.