| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 359266000 | Particular nonplanar electrode arrangement | 37 |
| 20080204848 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY HAVING ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT AND ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY MANUFACTURED USING THE METHOD - A method of an electrophoretic display (EPD) having an organic thin film transistor thin film (OTFT) control circuit. The method includes: providing an EPD module including a plurality of EPD units on a common substrate, wherein each of the EPD units includes a cell having optical characteristic (or performance) that can be capacitively switched; coating a plurality of pixel electrodes on a side of the EPD module; and preparing the OTFT control circuit by directly coating a plurality of OTFT layers on the side of the EPD module supporting the pixel electrodes. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080278792 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED COLOR PROPERTIES - An electrochromic device which includes a display electrode including a conductive layer disposed on a transparent substrate, a counter electrode disposed to face the display electrode, the counter electrode including a white reflective layer, an electrolyte interposed between the display electrode and the counter electrode, a first electrochromic material layer disposed on the display electrode and a second electrochromic material layer disposed on the counter electrode. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080304131 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES AND FABRICATION METHODS - An electrochromic device includes a first conductive layer, a single-layer or dual-layer ion conductor layer, and a second conductive layer. The layers are deposited using PVD, CVD, PECVD, atomic layer deposition, pulsed laser deposition, plating, or sol-gel techniques. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20100079844 | RESONANT CAVITY ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE - One exemplary embodiment of an electrochromic device comprises a single cavity Fabry-Pérot filter in which the metal conductive layers forming the cavity are sandwiched by conductive dielectric layers. Another exemplary embodiment of an electrochromic device comprises a dual-cavity Fabry-Pérot filter. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100110522 | Display device using electrochromism and methods of driving the same - Provided is a display device using electrochromism and methods of driving the same. The display device may include an electrochromic device, a plurality of first electrodes electrically connected to upper electrodes of the electrochromic device, and a plurality of second electrodes electrically connected to lower electrodes of the electrochromic device. By short-circuiting the first electrode and the second electrode, a desired pixel changes to reveal a predetermined or given color. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100202035 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An electrochromic device includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a first electrode disposed on the first substrate, a carbon nano-structured electrode layer disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the second substrate, an electrochromic layer disposed on the second electrode, and an electrolyte layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110181938 | ELECTROCHROMIC FORMULATION, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND ELECTROCHROMIC ORGANIC COMPONENT - Formulations are used in organically based electrochromic components, e.g. for producing displays and/or state indicators having a longer service life. The service life is increased by end-capping the 4,4′-bipyridinium salt. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110317241 | VEHICLE REARVIEW MIRROR WITH SPOTTER MIRROR - An exterior rearview mirror element including a front element having a first front surface and a second rear surface. A cross-section of the second rear surface defines a first line. A rear element includes a third front surface and a fourth rear surface. Electrochromic material is located between the front element and the rear element. A spotter optic is located in the second rear surface of the front element. A cross-section of the spotter optic defines a second line. A transition region is disposed between the spotter optic and the second rear surface of the front element. A distance from a surface of the transition region to an intersection of the first line and the second line is between about 0.001 mm and 0.034 mm. At least a portion of the spotter optic includes a first radius of curvature and at least a portion of the first front surface includes a second radius of curvature, the first radius of curvature being smaller than the second radius of curvature. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120019889 | CONTROLLED-TRANSPARENCY ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE - The present invention relates to an electrochromic device having at least one active area (CDEF), having, on a carrier substrate ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120062976 | SERIES CONNECTED ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - An electrochromic device includes a first electrochromic region interconnected with a second electrochromic region by a plurality of conductive links disposed between sides of a substrate on which the material layers of the electrochromic device are formed. The plurality of conductive links interconnects a first isolated conductive region of the first electrochromic region with a first isolated conductive region of the second electrochromic region. A sequence of a counter electrode layer, an ion conductor layer and an electrochromic layer is sandwiched between the first conductive regions of the first and second electrochromic regions and respective second isolated conductive regions of the first and second electrochromic regions. The second conductive regions of the first and second electrochromic regions are connected to respective first and second bus bars which are for connection to a low voltage electrical source. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120105933 | COMPOSITION FOR ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES AND ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - There is provided a composition for electrochromic devices which clearly present only two states, a white-colored state and a decolored state. The composition for electrochromic devices contains (A) a specific quaternary ammonium salt, (B) a supporting electrolyte containing bromide ion, and (C) a solvent containing water as an essential component, and (A) is soluble in (C). | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120134004 | ELECTROCHROMIC LAYER STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - An electrochromic layer structure with at least one active layer and at least two electrodes is described. At least one of the electrodes has an electrically conductive network of conductor tracks and the conductor tracks contain nanoparticles. An electrochromic device, a method for production of an electrochromic layer structure and use of an electrochromic layer structure and an electrochromic device are also described. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20130010346 | Electrochromic Device Capable of Controlling Visible and Infrared Radiations - An electrochromic device that is capable of changing the transmission of either visible or infrared radiations as a function of the polarity of a voltage applied to the device. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130128332 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An embodiment of the present invention relates to electrochemical devices including an electrochemically active layer having the ability of electrochemically altering its redox state. By providing a portion of an electrode of corrosion resistant material between an electrolyte and an electrochemically active layer, undesired discoloration due to the electrochemical reaction of an electrochemical device is reduced. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130222878 | MULTI-ZONE ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - In one aspect of the present invention is a substrate comprising multiple, independently controllable electrochromic zones, wherein each of the electrochromic zones share a common, continuous bus bar. In one embodiment, of the electrochromic zones are not completely isolated from each other. In another embodiment, each of the electrochromic zones have the same surface area. In another embodiment, each of the electrochromic zones have a different surface area. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130271811 | VARIABLE TRANSMITTANCE OPTICAL FILTER WITH SUBSTANTIALLY CO-PLANAR ELECTRODE SYSTEM - A variable transmittance optical filter comprising: a first layer comprising a first substantially transparent substrate with a substantially co-planar (SC) electrode system disposed thereon, the SC electrode system made of transparent electrically conductive material and comprising at least one pair of electrically separate electrodes arranged in a substantially co-planar manner on the first substantially transparent substrate, each pair of electrically separate electrodes comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, a second layer proximate to the first layer and comprising a transition material that darkens in response to a non-electrical stimulus and lightens in response to application of an electric voltage; and an electrical connection system for electrically connecting the SC electrode system to a source of electric voltage. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130335801 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE HAVING ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE OPTICAL AND/OR ENERGY TRANSMISSION PROPERTIES - The present invention relates to an electrochemical device ( | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140002881 | SELF-POWERED ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES USING A SILICON SOLAR CELL | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140049805 | Electrochromic Display Device And Method Of Producing The Same - An electrochromic display device comprises: a first electrode substrate; a second electrode substrate; an electrochromic fluid distributed between the first and the second electrode substrate; and a dividing wall located between the first and the second electrode substrate, contacting the first and the second electrode substrate, respectively, and used for isolating the electrochromic fluid into various pixel areas. The electrochromic display device has no interference occurred between adjacent pixel areas. A method for producing such an electrochromic display device is further disclosed. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140078569 | ELECTRO-CHROMIC DISPLAY ELEMENT, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND DRIVING METHOD - An electro-chromic display element, and a display apparatus and a driving method using the same are provided. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140168744 | ACTIVE BARRIER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ACTIVE SHUTTER GLASSES - An active barrier, a method for producing the active barrier, a display apparatus and an active shutter glasses are provided. The active barrier comprises: a first substrate and a second substrate; at least one set of strip electrodes disposed between the first and second substrates, each set of strip electrodes comprising two strip electrodes, two adjacent sets of strip electrodes being separated from each other; and an electrochromism layer and an electrolyte layer disposed in a region defined by the two strip electrodes of each set of strip electrodes between the first and second substrates. For each set of strip electrodes, the electrochromism layer contacts one of the two strip electrodes, and the electrolyte layer contacts at least one of the two strip electrodes. The light transmission region and the light shielding region of the active barrier can be formed by means of the oxidation reaction and the reduction reaction of the electrochromism layer, achieving the bare eye mode of 3D display and the switching mode between 2D display and 3D display. The producing process of the active barrier is simplified and the display brightness of the display apparatus is improved. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140168745 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel for displaying a white image; an electrochromic layer stacked on the display panel; a voltage application unit for applying a driving voltage to the electrochromic layer; and a display unit for displaying the white image on the display panel. The electrochromic layer allows a spectrum of light to be transmitted therethrough to be controlled in accordance with the driving voltage applied thereto; and the voltage application unit controls the driving voltage to be applied to the electrochromic layer in synchronization with display of the image on the display panel by the display unit, thus to control the spectrum of the light to be transmitted through the electrochromic layer. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140177026 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE INCLUDING METAL LINES - An electrochromic device includes: a first electrode unit including a first electrode layer, a plurality of spaced apart metal lines that are formed on the first electrode layer, and a plurality of insulator strips that cover the metal lines, respectively; a second electrode unit spaced apart from the first electrode unit and including a second electrode layer; and an electrochromic unit sandwiched between the first and second electrode units and including an electrochromic layer and an electrolyte layer. The electrochromic layer is formed on the first electrode layer. The electrolyte layer is disposed between the electrochromic layer and the second electrode layer. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140185124 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE - An electrochromic device includes: a substrate having an inner surface; at least one first electrode layer formed on the inner surface; at least one second electrode layer formed on the inner surface and spaced apart from the first electrode layer; and an electrochromic unit formed on the first and second electrode layers and including an electrochromic layer and an electrolyte layer that is in contact with the electrochromic layer. When a potential is applied between the first and second electrode layers, the electrochromic layer can undergo chemical reduction or oxidation reactions and change color. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140218781 | LIGHT-ADJUSTING ELEMENT AND PRODUCT CONTAINING THE SAME - Provided are a light-adjusting element and a product containing the same. The light-adjusting element usable even with a transmission display device, and has a high-quality mirror state capable of a high contrast ratio. A light-adjusting element, according to one embodiment of the present invention, is characterized by including: a pair of substrates; a pair of electrodes formed on opposing surfaces of the pair of substrates, with one electrode being a transparent electrode that has nanometer-scale depressions and protrusions; and en electrolyte layer, interposed between the pair of electrodes, which has electrolyte as well as a mediator and an electrochromic material that has silver. Furthermore, a device according to one embodiment of the present invention at least partially includes the light-adjusting element. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140307303 | ELECTRICAL WRITING BOARD - An electrical writing board includes a bottom color plate, an electrochromic board, a touch panel, and a driving circuit module. The electrochromic board is covered on the bottom color plate, and includes a plurality of electrochromic units. The touch panel is covered on the electrochromic board, and outputs a touch signal when the touch panel is touched. The driving circuit module is electrically connected between the electrochromic board and the touch panel, and enables a part of the electrochromic units according to the touch signal to display a handwriting. The handwriting displaying on the electrochromic board is the same as a touch route sensed by the touch panel. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140340729 | REFLECTIVE DIMMING ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT WITH NON-WATER BASED HYDROGEN ION CONDUCTIVE ELECTROLYTE LAYER INSERTED THEREIN, AND DIMMING ELEMENT USING THE SAME - In a reflective dimming element having a multilayer film formed in a transparent base material, the multilayer film has a structure including a transparent base material | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150077828 | ANTI-GLARE MIRROR, VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ANTI-GLARE MIRROR - The size of an anti-glare mirror in which an electrochromic layer to which voltage can be applied is disposed on a back surface side of a glass substrate serving as a mirror surface can be reduced, and the mirror surface thereof can be used widely. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150131138 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A stereoscopic image display device includes a barrier panel that includes a first barrier panel configured to partially reflect light, and a second barrier panel provided on the first barrier panel configured to partially absorb light. Each of the first barrier panel and the second barrier panel includes an electrochromic element and electrodes respectively provided on opposite surfaces of the electrochromic element. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150131139 | OPTICAL ELEMENT - Provided is an optical element that can generate and extinguish a diffraction grating and can change the grating pitch of the appearing diffraction grating. The optical element includes a pair of opposing substrates, a plurality of electrodes arranged on one of the substrates, an electrochromic layer disposed so as to be in contact with the plurality of electrodes, and a counter electrode disposed so as to oppose the plurality of electrodes with the electrochromic layer therebetween. The optical element further includes insulating layers each disposed between the substrate and one of two adjacent electrodes in the plurality of electrodes and each having a thickness larger than that of the other electrode of the two adjacent electrodes. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150131140 | DEFECT-MITIGATION LAYERS IN ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - Electrochromic devices and methods may employ the addition of a defect-mitigating insulating layer which prevents electronically conducting layers and/or electrochromically active layers from contacting layers of the opposite polarity and creating a short circuit in regions where defects form. In some embodiments, an encapsulating layer is provided to encapsulate particles and prevent them from ejecting from the device stack and risking a short circuit when subsequent layers are deposited. The insulating layer may have an electronic resistivity of between about 1 and 10 | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150355519 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE - The invention relates to devices that provide a color change under the influence of an electric voltage, in particular to an electrochromic device and a method for manufacturing such a device. Disclosed is the method for manufacturing an electrochromic device comprising at least two electrodes that are flexible and optically transparent with a hermetically closed space between the electrodes filled with an electrochromic composition that may contain transparent and insoluble microparticles that function as spacers. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150378233 | ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY ELEMENT AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is an electrochromic display element, including a display substrate, a display electrode, an electrochromic layer, an opposed electrode, and an opposed substrate, wherein the electrochromic layer is formed on the display electrode, a liquid crystal composition that includes a low-molecular liquid crystal and an ionic liquid is present between the display electrode and the opposed electrode, and the ionic liquid includes a tetracyanoboric acid ion and/or tris(pentafluoroethyl)trifluorophosphoric acid ion as an anionic component. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160108072 | ELECTROCHROMIC COMPOUND, ELECTROCHROMIC COMPOSITION, DISPLAY ELEMENT, AND DIMMING ELEMENT - An electrochromic compound, represented by the following general formula (I); | 04-21-2016 |
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| 20170235202 | ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT, OPTICAL FILTER, LENS UNIT, AND IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS | 08-17-2017 |
| 20180024407 | ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, OPTICAL FILTER, LENS UNIT, IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS, AND WINDOW | 01-25-2018 |
