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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Hailiang Zhang, Bedford, OH (US);
Chenhui Wang, Stow, OH (US);
Inventors:
Hailiang Zhang, Bedford, OH (US);
Chenhui Wang, Stow, OH (US);
Assignee:
LXD Research & Display, LLC, Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G02F 1/133 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are thermal tuning glazing structures for selectively reflecting electromagnetic radiation for use in dynamically controlling electromagnetic radiation flow in various applications such as intelligent energy saving windows. The thermal tuning glazing structure comprises one or more cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) panels, each CLC panel comprising a CLC material, the CLC material being in a planar texture at least at one temperature, having a pitch that changes with temperature, and having a broad reflection band.