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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2019
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Kevin L. Ash, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Gary J. Dozeman, Zeeland, MI (US);
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
An electro-optic device comprises a first substrate having a rear surface and a second substrate having a front surface opposed to the rear surface of the first surface; a cavity defined between opposed surfaces of the first and second substrates; an electrically conductive coating disposed on the rear surface of the first substrate and the front surface of the second substrate; a metal strip extending at least partially around a circumference of one of the rear surface of the first substrate and the front surface of the second substrate; and a sealing member bonding first substrate and second substrate together in a spaced apart relationship; wherein the sealing member at least partially covers at least a portion of the metal strip.