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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2022
Guardian Glass, Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Yabei Gu, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Jeffrey Iott, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Syed Uzair Ahmed, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Timothy J. Frey, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Kevin Michael Swanson, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
Certain example embodiments relate to electric-potential driven shades usable with insulating glass (IG) units, IG units including such shades, and/or associated methods. In such a unit, a dynamic shade is located between the substrates defining the IG unit, and is movable between retracted and extended positions. The dynamic shade includes on-glass layers including a transparent conductor and an insulator or dielectric film, as well as a shutter. The shutter includes a resilient polymer, a conductor, and optional ink. If shutter coil skew is detected, voltage(s) may be applied one or more areas of the on-glass transparent conductor to compensate for or otherwise attempt to correct the detected coil skew.