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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Adam R. Heintzelman, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
George A. Neuman, Holland, MI (US);
David J. Cammenga, Zeeland, MI (US);
Mario F. Saenger Nayver, Zeeland, MI (US);
Jian Gao, Holland, MI (US);
Xiaoxu Niu, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/15 (2019.01); G02F 1/163 (2006.01); G02F 1/1524 (2019.01); G02B 1/115 (2015.01); G02F 1/157 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/163 (2013.01); G02B 1/115 (2013.01); G02F 1/157 (2013.01); G02F 1/1524 (2019.01); G02F 2203/09 (2013.01); G02F 2203/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A switchable device is provided. The switchable device includes an electro-optic element switchable between a darkened state and a transmissive state in addition to a sensor having a field of view at least partially defined by a perimeter portion of the electro-optic element. The darkened state is configured to mask the sensor and visibly match the perimeter portion.