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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:
Dec. 22, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 09, 2012
Applicants:

Brian Spencer Berland, Morrison, CO (US);

Bruce Roy Lanning, Littleton, CO (US);

Jonathan Mack Frey, Denver, CO (US);

Kathryn Suzanne Barrett, Boise, ID (US);

Paul Damon Dupont, Morrison, CO (US);

Ronald William Schaller, Centennial, CO (US);

Inventors:

Brian Spencer Berland, Morrison, CO (US);

Bruce Roy Lanning, Littleton, CO (US);

Jonathan Mack Frey, Denver, CO (US);

Kathryn Suzanne Barrett, Boise, ID (US);

Paul Damon DuPont, Morrison, CO (US);

Ronald William Schaller, Centennial, CO (US);

Assignee:

ITN Energy Systems, Inc., Littleton, CO (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/48 (2006.01); C23C 14/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/48 (2013.01); C23C 14/548 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure describes methods of inserting lithium into an electrochromic device after completion. In the disclosed methods, an ideal amount of lithium can be added post-fabrication to maximize or tailor the free lithium ion density of a layer or the coloration range of a device. Embodiments are directed towards a method to insert lithium into the main device layers of an electrochromic device as a post-processing step after the device has been manufactured. In an embodiment, the methods described are designed to maximize the coloration range while compensating for blind charge loss.


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