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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Maxime Salandre, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/167 (2019.01); G02F 1/1676 (2019.01); G02F 1/1677 (2019.01); B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/167 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/365 (2013.01); B60R 13/02 (2013.01); B60R 13/0256 (2013.01); G02F 1/1676 (2019.01); G02F 1/1677 (2019.01); B32B 2255/10 (2013.01); B32B 2255/20 (2013.01); B32B 2605/003 (2013.01); B60R 2013/0287 (2013.01); G02F 2202/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle interior panel includes a color-changing element with an active layer configured to change from a first color to a different second color when a voltage is applied across top and bottom electrode layers. The top electrode includes fullerenes in a configuration that is visibly transparent and permits the color-changing element to bend along sharp radii and/or stretch without losing electrical continuity. Fullerenes including ellipsoidal elements can provide these characteristics.