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Patent No.:

US 11131857 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 26, 2018

Dynamic calibration of optical properties of a dimming element

Applicant:

Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);

Inventors:

Benjamin B. Hilldore, Holland, MI (US);

Tom B. Sherman, Ada, MI (US);

Kurtis L. Geerlings, Zeeland, MI (US);

Adam R. Heintzelman, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Keith W. Bigoness, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Donald L. Bareman, Zeeland, MI (US);

Joshua D. Lintz, Allendale, MI (US);

Assignee:

GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Price Heneveld LLP

Bradley D. Johnson

Primary Examiner:

Mainul Hasan

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/09 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G02B 5/30 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 17/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/238 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0955 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); G02B 5/3025 (2013.01); H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01); H04N 5/238 (2013.01); H04N 5/23296 (2013.01); H04N 17/002 (2013.01); B60R 2300/402 (2013.01);
Abstract

An imager assembly including calibration functionality and a housing. An imager is disposed inside the housing. The imager includes a lens assembly. An electro-optic element is disposed on a wall of the housing and operable between a substantially clear condition and a substantially darkened condition. A light source directs light at the electro-optic element which redirects the light toward the lens assembly.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Hilldore, Benjamin. (2021). Dynamic calibration of optical properties of a dimming element (U.S. Patent No. 11131857). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11131857

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