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| 7428090 | Electrochromic element Deterioration of characteristics due to repeated cycles of coloration and discoloration in an electrochromic element comprising an oxidative coloration layer composed of a nickel oxide and a electrolyte composed of a solid electrolyte is suppressed. A lower ITO tran... | 09/23/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7349144 | Exterior electrochromic reflective mirror element for a vehicular rearview mirror assembly An exterior electrochromic reflective mirror element for a vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly comprises an electrochromic cross-linked polymeric solid film disposed between a first substrate and a second substrate. The electrochromic cross-linked polymeric ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7333259 | Multicolor display element Multicolor display elements are disclosed that are adapted to full color electric papers, which comprises a display electrode, counter electrode, electrolyte, and display layer, wherein the counter electrode is disposed oppositely to the display electrode, the elect... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327509 | Electrochromic mirror The present invention provides an electrochromic mirror, comprising a transparent substrate; an electrochromic film that develops color reductively having the transparent substrate on or above the surface thereof; a light-reflecting film allowing transmission of hyd... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324260 | Variable reflectance mirror The present invention provides a variable reflectance mirror, comprising a color layer that develops color by binding to hydrogen or lithium, a transparent substrate formed on or above one surface of the color layer, a light-reflecting layer which allows transmissio... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324259 | Display element A display element comprising a pair of electrodes having therebetween an electrolyte layer containing silver or a silver-containing compound, the display element being driven by the pair of electrodes so as to electrochemically dissolve silver or to electrochemicall... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7301687 | Electrochemical device An electrochemically active element is provided which comprises a first layer of PEDOT-PSS mixed with an adhesion promoter, and a second layer of PANI which is in direct electrical contact with said first layer. Such an element exhibits a substantially increased res... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7274511 | Anti-reflection film, organic EL device, and display medium using the anti-reflection film and the organic EL device The anti-reflection film has reflectance minimums in at least prime colors. The reflective display medium has the reflectance minimums in at least the prime colors. The light emitting display medium has the reflectance minimums in at least the prime colors, and havi... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7265891 | Electrochromic device with self-forming ion transfer layer and lithium-fluoro-nitride electrolyte An electrochromic device is prepared by forming multiple layers of selected materials on a substrate in a vacuum processing chamber. A first of these layers is an electrode layer deposited directly on the substrate and used for making contact to a subsequently depos... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7258778 | Electrocatalytic coating with lower platinum group metals and electrode made therefrom The present invention relates to an electrocatalytic coating and an electrode having the coating thereon, wherein the coating is a mixed metal oxide coating, preferably platinum group metal oxides, with or without low levels of valve metal oxides. The electrocatalyt... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7236292 | Components and methods for use in electro-optic displays A front plane laminate useful in the manufacture of electro-optic displays comprises, in order, a light-transmissive electrically-conductive layer, a layer of an electro-optic medium in electrical contact with the electrically-conductive layer, an adhesive layer and... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7202987 | Electrochromic polymeric solid films, manufacturing electrochromic devices using such solid films, and processes for making such solid films and devices An electrochromic mirror device suitable for use in a vehicle comprises a first transparent substrate having a transparent conductive layer on a surface thereof and a second substrate having a conductive layer on a surface thereof. The conductive layer of the first ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7190506 | Electrochromic device with nanoparticles and UV-absorbers in the protective coating An electrochromic device which carries a coating comprising at least one UV absorber and nanoparticles is effectively protected against destruction by UV light. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7158276 | Pressure sensitive electrochromic device and method of fabricating the same A pressure sensitive electrochromic device at least comprises a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite; a pressure sensitive layer disposed on the first substrate; an electrochromic layer disposed on the pressure sensitive layer; and a third conduc... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7148128 | Electronically addressable microencapsulated ink and display thereof We describe a system of electronically active inks which may include electronically addressable contrast media, conductors, insulators, resistors, semiconductive materials, magnetic materials, spin materials, piezoelectric materials, optoelectronic, thermoelectric o... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7106488 | Hybrid process for depositing electrochromic coating A method of producing an electrochromic device, includes the steps of: providing a first electron conducting layer on a substrate, providing a working electrode in communication with the first electron conducting layer, providing an ion conducting layer in communica... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7088490 | Electrochromic mirror having variable reflectivity The present invention provides an electrochromic mirror including: a transparent substrate; a transparent electrode film which is formed on the transparent substrate and has conductivity; an electrochromic film which is formed on the transparent electrode film and c... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7075697 | Tristate electrochromic device An electrochromic medium for use in a tristate electrochromic device, comprising: (a) at least one solvent; (b) at least one anodic material; (c) at least one cathodic material, wherein both of the anodic and cathodic materials are electroactive and at least one of ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7054050 | Electrochromic display device The invention is a display device comprising a solid top transparent, charge conducting material, positioned below the transparent solid material is an active layer comprising an electrochromic material and an electrolyte, and positioned below the active layer is a ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048392 | Reflecting mirror In a reflecting mirror, a hydrogen storing metal or a hydrogen storing alloy is used in an electrically conductive reflecting film. When a predetermined voltage is applied from an electrically conductive reflecting film side to a transparent electrode, hydrogen stor... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7009786 | Adjustable mount for cylindrical lens A positioning device disposes an optical component with respect to an optical axis. The positioning device has a lens carrier (14) for housing the lens (18) or other optical component, a mount (12) supporting the lens carrier along the optical a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004592 | Electrochromic mirrors and devices An electrochromic rearview mirror suitable for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The mirror includes a display device disposed behind the rear substrate. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7002720 | Electrically controllable device having variable optical and/or energy properties The subject of the invention is an electrically controllable device having variable optical and/or energy properties of the electrochromic type, which comprises a functional film consisting of a layer or a stack of layers which is placed between two external substra... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6995893 | Electro-optical device, method for manufacturing electro-optical device, apparatus for manufacturing electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus The invention provides an electro-optical device, a method of manufacturing an electro-optical device, an apparatus for manufacturing an electro-optical device, and an electronic apparatus, in which, in the electro-optical device, a gap formed between two substrates... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6963439 | Electrochromic device having a seal including an epoxy resin cured with a cycloaliphatic amine An electrochromic variable reflectance mirror for a vehicle includes a front element and a rear element. A seal is provided to sealably bond the elements together in a spaced-apart relationship to define a chamber, and an electrochromic material is disposed in the c... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6954300 | Electrochromic polymeric solid films, manufacturing electrochromic devices using such sold films, and processes for making such solid films and devices The present invention relates to electrochromic polymeric solid films, manufacturing electrochromic devices using such solid films and processes for making such solid films and devices. The electrochromic polymeric solid films of the present invention exhibit benefi... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6952299 | Electrochromic device The present invention provides an electrochromic device in which a color during the coloring mode is gray. A lower ITO transparent electrode film 12 constituting a lower electrode film is formed on a transparent glass substrate 10. On the lower ITO tra... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951400 | High index coated light management films There is provided an optical structure. The optical structure includes a light source. The optical structure also includes an organic light management film having an index of refraction of less than 1.7 disposed above the light source, and a transparent inorganic fi... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6950220 | Electro-optic displays, and methods for driving same The invention relates to electro-optic displays and methods for driving such displays. The invention provides (i) electrochromic displays with solid charge transport layers; (ii) apparatus and methods for improving the contrast and reducing the cost of electrochromi... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6879424 | Electrochromic display device and compositions useful in making such devices The present invention relates to a composition and to a display device having the composition positioned between electrodes. The composition contains: (a) a compound that undergoes a reversible redox reaction to generate a pH gradient between the two electrodes, (b)... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6876479 | Tristate electrochromic device An electrochromic medium for use in a tristate electrochromic device, comprising: (a) at least one solvent; (b) at least one anodic material; (c) at least one cathodic material, wherein both of the anodic and cathodic materials are electroactive and at least one of ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6867894 | Electrochromic mirror A conventional electrochromic mirror comprises an ion conductive layer provided between a transparent electrically conductive substrate and a reflective electrically conductive substrate and containing spacers. The spacers can be perceived when the mirror was viewed... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6867893 | Process for producing a transparent pane structure for motor vehicles and a transparent pane structure A process is provided for producing a transparent pane structure for motor vehicles, especially a transparent cover for motor vehicle roofs, in which under an outside pane there is a multilayer electrochrome element for influencing the transparency of the pane struc... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6816297 | Electrochromic mirror having a self-cleaning hydrophilic coating An electro-optic device is disclosed having a self-cleaning, hydrophilic optical coating. The electro-optic device preferably forms an external rearview mirror for a vehicle. The optical coating preferably includes photocatalytic layer(s), a hydrophilic layer, and a... | 11/09/2004 |
