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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2020
Applicant:

Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);

Inventor:

Leroy J. Kloeppner, Jenison, MI (US);

Assignee:

GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/153 (2006.01); G02F 1/161 (2006.01); G02F 1/1503 (2019.01); G02F 1/1516 (2019.01); G02F 1/1524 (2019.01); G02F 1/15 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1533 (2013.01); G02F 1/161 (2013.01); G02F 1/1503 (2019.01); G02F 1/1524 (2019.01); G02F 1/15165 (2019.01); G02F 2001/1518 (2019.01); G02F 2001/164 (2019.01); G02F 2201/44 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electro-optic element includes a first electroactive compartment including an electroactive film having a first electroactive component and a second electroactive compartment including an electroactive solution or gel having a second electroactive component. An ion selective material is disposed between the first and second electroactive compartments and is configured to inhibit diffusion of the second electroactive component in an activated state from the second electroactive compartment to the first electroactive compartment. At least one of the first and second electroactive components is electrochromic such that the electro-optic element is configured to reversibly attenuate transmittance of light having a wavelength within a predetermined wavelength range when an electrical potential is applied to the electro-optic element.


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