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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7719751 | Electrical contact technique for electrochromic windows A window assembly comprises a first conductive material layer, an electrochromic stack, a second conductive material layer and a seal. The first conductive material layer is formed on a substrate and comprises at least two zones electrically isolated from each other... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7697190 | Electrode structure of electrochromic device Disclosed is an electrochromic device, which includes a first electrode formed on a first region of a first substrate, a second electrode formed on a second region of the first substrate, an electrochromic layer formed on the first electrode, an electrolyte layer fo... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7511873 | Electrode structure of electrochromic device Disclosed is an electrochromic device including at least one display region and at least one non-display region, which are separated from each other, the electrochromic device including a first substrate, a first electrode, an electrochromic layer, an electrolyte la... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7397595 | Electrochromic device This invention provides an electrochromic device which has superior coloration repeat properties, high light transmittance and small thickness. A film is provided comprising a first electrode and second electrode in the same plane, and an electrochromic region and e... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7369295 | Electrochromic display An electrochromic display is disclosed which comprises an array side substrate (10) on which a pixel electrode (15) and an electrochromic layer (30) are formed, a color filter side substrate (50) on which a counter electrode (53) a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362490 | Electrochromic mirror or window displaying information Disclosed is an electrochromic mirror or window. The electrochromic mirror or window includes a first substrate including a first electrode, a second substrate including a second electrode, an electrolyte filled in a gap formed between the first and second substrate... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7352500 | Full-color electrochromic display with stacked in cell monochromic electrochromes A display device comprising a plurality of independently addressable pixels (1) comprising: a first substrate (2); a counter-electrode (3); second substrate (4); a stack of electrochromic layers (5a, 5b, 5 | 04/01/2008 |
| 7336410 | High-definition pixel structure of electrochromic displays and method of producing the same A display of an electrochromic type, including an active matrix substrate on which a plurality of pixel electrodes corresponding to pixels are arranged in a matrix form; a counter substrate which is provided with a transparent electrode that is common with respect t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333257 | Device for contacting patterned electrodes on porous substrates A method for contacting patterned electrode devices includes the steps of providing a porous substrate, depositing electrically conductive material to form at least one electrode on a front-side of the porous substrate and depositing at least one electrically conduc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7317566 | Electrode with transparent series resistance for uniform switching of optical modulation devices Switching uniformity of an optical modulation device for controlling the propagation of electromagnetic radiation is improved by use of an electrode comprising an electrically resistive layer that is transparent to the radiation. The resistive layer is preferably an... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7265890 | Electrochromic infrared tunable filter and emissivity modulator An electrochromic device is usable for tuning and modulating infrared radiation in a spectral region comprising wavelengths between approximately 1 and 30 microns. This device comprises a plurality of thin films successively deposited on a substrate. The first of th... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7256923 | Switchable window based on electrochromic polymers Syntheses of a new blue EC monomer (ProDOT-MePro), and a new red EC monomer (ProDOP-Et2) are described. Two additional new types of EC monomers based on 3,4-alkylenedioxythiophene include fluorinated EC monomers and an EC monomer including silicon. EC polymer device... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7245504 | Power distribution system A power distribution system is provided for an automobile mirror assembly or the like, and includes a flexible membrane having electrical traces electrically connected to the vehicle electrical system, and connecting sites for electrically connecting to various powe... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7213984 | Optical density-changing element, optical element and photographic unit To provide an optical density-changing element which has excellent properties that it can be brought into a colored state by applying only a low voltage, that it shows a rapid response speed and becomes completely colorless when restored to a bleached state from the... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195381 | Vehicle interior LED lighting system A vehicle lighting system for a vehicle includes an accessory module assembly that is adapted for attachment to an interior portion of a vehicle and configured to illuminate, for example, an area inside the vehicle. The module assembly includes a single high-intensi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7181134 | Optical element changing optical density in response to electromagnetic wave An optical element comprises: an electromotive force-generating element that generates an electromotive force in response to electromagnetic wave; and an optical density-changing element that changes its optical density according to the electromotive force, the opti... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7158277 | Electrochemical device An electrochromic device is provided comprising: (i) at least one material that is electrically conducting in at least one oxidation state and (ii) at least one electrochromic material, wherein said materials (i) and (ii) can be the same or different; at least one l... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7145709 | Apparatus and methods for modulating refractive index An iono-refractive structure that includes one or more ion insertion layers having a real portion and an imaginary portion of the dielectric constant is provided. While both the real portion and the imaginary portion of the dielectric constant change, the change in ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7118838 | Method, apparatus and media for displaying information An apparatus for forming an image using an electrophoretic particle suspension containing media including: a transitioner for sufficiently lowering a viscosity of the suspension to facilitate mobility of at least some of the electrophoretic particles; and, imaging e... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115429 | Method of fabricating image display unit Light emitting devices formed in an array on a first substrate are transferred to an insulating material, to form a sheet-shaped device substrate. The sheet-shaped device substrate is cut along an array direction of the light emitting devices into long-sized line-sh... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116309 | Photowriting display device and photowriting display unit incorporating the same A photowriting display device which is capable of performing bright full color display and a photowriting display apparatus which incorporates the photowriting display device and on which the pen moving operation is directly reflected as information to be displayed.... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7085033 | Electrochromic color system The invention relates to an intelligent color system that recognizes the ambient color and adapts its color accordingly according to the chameleon effect. The inventive system is obtained by combining an electrochromic color system with a semi-transparent array of p... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7067972 | Electroluminescence light emitting steel An EL emitting sheet realizing various changes of light emission. The EL emitting sheet includes: a light-emitting layer containing electroluminescence light-emitting elements therein; and an electrode section having a plurality of electrode pairs which is disposed ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064882 | Electrochromic devices having no positional offset between substrates To allow an electrochromic device to have little or no offset between its front and rear elements, an electrical conductor may be provided to electrically couple a portion of a first conductive layer provided on the rear surface of the front element with a portion o... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7046418 | Reversible electrodeposition devices and associated electrochemical media The present invention is directed to a reversible electrodeposition device comprising: a first substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; a nucleation... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042616 | Electrochromic rearview mirror assembly incorporating a display/signal light According to one embodiment of the present invention, an electrochromic rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes an electrochromic mirror having a variable reflectivity, a glare sensor for sensing levels of light directed towards the front element from the re... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038828 | Electrochromic organic polymer synthesis and devices utilizing electrochromic organic polymers Large contrast ratio and rapid switching laminated electrochromic (EC) polymer device includes transparent electrode, cathodic EC polymer, gel electrolyte, and counter-electrode. Preferably the cathodic EC polymer is a poly(3,4-propylenedioxythiophene) derivative, P... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7022210 | Locally-distributed electrode and method of fabrication A locally distributed electrode is made by placing a conducting metallic oxide layer and a counter electrode in contact with a noble metal electroplating solution and applying a negative potential to the metallic oxide layer relative to the counter electrode, such t... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7009751 | Electrochromic rearview mirror incorporating a third surface partially transmissive reflector The inventive electrochromic mirror may be used in a vehicle rearview mirror assembly having a light source positioned behind the electrochromic mirror for selectively projecting light through the mirror. The electrochromic mirror includes front and rear spaced elem... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7002723 | Display device In a display device, a first electrode and a second electrode are mounted on a first substrate, a second substrate is arranged to face the first substrate with a gap provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a third electrode is mounted on t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7002728 | Electrophoretic particles, and processes for the production thereof Copper chromite particles can advantageously be used as black particles in electrophoretic media and displays. Preferably, the copper chromite particles are coated with a silica coating and a polymer coating. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7002722 | Electrochromic organic polymer synthesis and devices utilizing electrochromic organic polymers Large contrast ratio and rapid switching laminated electrochromic (EC) polymer device includes transparent electrode, cathodic EC polymer, gel electrolyte, and counter-electrode. Preferably the cathodic EC polymer is a poly(3,4-propylenedioxythiophene) derivative, P... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999165 | Method and apparatus for radiation analysis and encoder Method and apparatus for analyzing radiation using analyzers and encoders employing the spatial modulation of radiation dispersed by wavelength or imaged along a line. ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6958844 | Power supply for electrochromic mirrors in high voltage automotive power systems A rearview mirror assembly is disclosed including a housing adapted to be mounted to the vehicle, a mirror disposed in the housing, at least one electrically powered device disposed in the housing, and a power supply for receiving power from a vehicle power source h... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6950221 | Electrode structure of EC mirror An electrically conductive metallic clip used for lead-out electrodes of an EC mirror has all-shaped section. One of an opposed side pieces of the clip is disposed at the side of an electrically conductive film and is formed in a planar shape. The other side piece d... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6943369 | Substrate for integrating and forming a thin film semiconductor device thereon Substrates suitable to manufacture and products of a thin film semiconductor device are provided, by at first preparing a manufacturing substrate having a characteristic capable of enduring a process for forming a thin film transistor and a product substrate having ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6924603 | Hybrid electro luminescence panel and driving method thereof A hybrid electro luminescence (EL) panel and a driving method thereof using advantages of an organic EL panel and inorganic EL panel. The panel includes a first substrate having a luminescent substance formed with an organic substance, and a second substrate having ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6806995 | Electrophoretic display with holding electrodes An electrophoretic display having at least one holding electrode is disclosed. The display comprises a plurality of electrophoretic cells filled with charged particles dispersed in a dielectric solvent. Each said cell is positioned between a top electrode layer and ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6798555 | Fully solid electrochromic element A tapping electrode for a lower electrode film and a tapping electrode for an upper electrode film are provided on one side of an area around a substrate. By placing the electrode-tapping elements on one side, for example, applying the electrochromic element to an a... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6785036 | Electrochromic display The invention describes an electrochromic display element in the form of an electrically dimmable mirror, an optical filter having an electrically alterable transparency or a display element which contains an electrochromic liquid between two electrode sheets, where... | 08/31/2004 |
