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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Inventor:
Neil J. Boehm, Allegan, MI (US);
Assignee:
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/01 (2006.01); B60J 3/04 (2006.01); B60R 16/037 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); E06B 9/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 3/04 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60R 16/037 (2013.01); E06B 9/24 (2013.01); G02F 1/0121 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/92 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2464 (2013.01); G02F 2203/01 (2013.01); G02F 2203/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
A window assembly includes a window having an electro-optic device configured to limit light transmissivity through the window and a geographic positioning system. A controller is in communication with the geographic positioning system and is configured to limit a range of light transmissivity of the electro-optic device based on a location detected by the geographic positioning system. A manual adjustment control configured to allow a user to adjust the light transmissivity of the window based on the range of light transmissivity provided by the controller.