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5808777 Electrochromic mirror for vehicles  
A rearview mirror system for a vehicle having an electrochromic reflective element and heating means for uniformly heating substantially the entire reflectance surface in order to promote uniform...
5805330 Electro-optic window incorporating a discrete photovoltaic device  
An electro-optic window is provided which is powered solely by at least one discrete photovoltaic cell within an electro-optic window. The electro-optic window has front and back spaced-apart glass...
5801873 Variable reflectance automobile mirror  
The present invention provides variable reflectance automobile mirrors wherein the component of variable transmittance is an electrochromic device wherein the medium of variable transmittance...
5790298 Method of forming optically transparent seal and seal formed by said method  
A method of forming an optically transparent seal involves the steps of providing an uncured resinous material, adding a spacing media to the resinous material and curing the resinous material. The...
5781329 Electrochromic display device for optical pick up apparatus  
An electrochromic display device (ECD) for an optical pick-up apparatus which is capable of maximizing a transmissivity of a laser beam by forming a reflection prevention layer on the outer...
5780160 Electrochromic devices with improved processability and methods of preparing the same  
Electrochromic devices and processes for preparing the same are provided which do not require a separate process step of ion intercalation by employing an electrochromically-inert reducing or...
5770114 UV stabilized compositions with improved solubility  
The present invention concerns compositions, which comprise an aprotic polar solvent, at least one electrochromic compound, and a compound of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R 1 is, for example,...
5764402 Optical cell control system  
A control system for an optical cell (light valve) is provided which comprises a first (oscillator) circuit supplied by a low voltage power source and including a primary winding of an induction...
5763050 Vehicle sunroof and method of making the same  
The present invention relates to a vehicle sunroof having variable optical transmission and a method for making the same. Specifically, a vehicle sunroof is provided that, in accordance with the...
5757537 Electrochromic devices and methods  
Electrochromic devices are disclosed which may be used for large surface area applications. The devices utilize optical tuning to minimize optical interference between layers of the structure and...
5751467 Variable reflectance automobile mirror  
The present invention provides variable reflectance automobile mirrors wherein the component of variable transmittance is a single-compartment, self-erasing, solution-phase electrochromic device.
5742424 Electrochromic materials and displays  
Dispersions of electrically conductive particles useful for preparing electrically conductive, essentially ionically isolative composite layers having electrically conductive particles dispersed in...
5737114 Label having an incorporated electrochromic state-of-charge indicator for an electrochemical cell  
A label for electrochemical cell employs an electrochromic material so that when the material is connected to power provided by the electrochemical cell, the material will undergo a visible change...
5724187 Electrochromic mirrors and devices  
The present invention relates to electrochromic mirrors and devices whose electrochromic element is composed of an electrochromic solid film and an electrolyte comprising redox reaction promoters...
5724177 Electrochromic devices and methods  
Electrochromic devices are disclosed which may be used for large surface area applications. The devices utilize optical tuning to minimize optical interference between layers of the structure and...
5724175 Electrochromic device manufacturing process  
The present invention is directed to method for manufacturing electrochromic devices using laser ablation techniques. More specifically, the present invention uses laser ablation to provide a...
5716736 Solid lithium-ion electrolyte  
The present invention relates to the composition of a solid lithium-ion electrolyte based on the Li 2 O--CeO 2 --SiO 2 system having good transparent characteristics and high ion conductivity...
5715093 Automatic rearview mirror system with automatic headlight activation  
A vehicle automatic rearview mirror system with headlight activation control for establishing a reflectivity level of an electrochromic rearview mirror element and for controlling the activated...
5708522 Antiglare optical device  
A viewing device that selectively attenuates light from bright objects, leaving light from dim objects substantially unaffected. The invention comprises an array of optical systems each of which...
5707556 Tungsten oxide for reversible alkali metal intercalation reactions  
An improved electrochromic layer containing M X WO Y , M X NiO Y , M X VO Y , M X MoO Y , M XCrO Y , M X RuO Y , M X IrO Y , or M X TiO Y , where M is selected from the group consisting of...
5699044 Electrical control system for vehicle options  
A vehicle structural accessory includes one or more electronic accessories. One electrical accessory which may be provided is an electronically trainable transmitter which is trainable to generate...
5680245 Reduced ultraviolet radiation transmitting, electrochromic assembly  
An electrochromic assembly which is useful, for example, as a rearview mirror or glazing is disclosed with reduced ultraviolet (UV) radiation degradation and reduced fogging or misting in high...
5679283 Electrochromic layer and devices comprising same  
The present invention provides electrochromic layers, which comprise polymeric matrices with electrochromic solutions interspersed therein. Varying an electrical potential difference across a layer...
5675438 Automatic antiglare mirror  
An automatic antiglare mirror for a vehicle with its reflectivity being variably controlled by an electrochromic element includes a rear light detection circuit for detecting quantity of light in...
5673150 Anti-glare electrochromic mirror  
Anti-glare EC mirror comprises a transparent glass substrate with ITO film, IrO x film, SnO 2 film, Ta 2 O 5 film, WO 3 film and Al film in the order written. Because of this layer...
5668663 Electrochromic mirrors and devices  
The present invention relates to electrochromic mirrors and devices whose electrochromic element is composed of an electrochromic solid film and an electrolyte comprising redox reaction promoters...
5657150 Electrochromic edge isolation-interconnect system, process, and device for its manufacture  
An electrochromic device for use in the field of optical lenses. The device includes a substrate having an expanse and an edge region. A first electrode layer is coated on the expanse and extends...
5652433 Bistable switching device containing gadolinium hydride  
A description is given of a switching device 1 comprising a transparent substrate 3, a switching film 5 of gadolinium having a thickness of 200 nm and a palladium layer (7) having a thickness of 10...
5640274 Electrocromic rearview mirror for an automobile improved in a water proof ability  
An EC mirror having an end surface of layers consisting of an ECD, an output electrode, and a clip electrode, prevents attacking by water submerging through the end surface, improves sealing...
5638205 Layer system with a controllable heat emission  
A layer system with a controllable heat emission, includes an IR-transparent carrier substrate, a layer with a controllable IR-transmission, an ion-permeable, IR-reflecting electrode, a solid...
5635729 Hydrogen-activated thin film switching device  
A description is given of a switching device (1) comprising a transparent substrate (3), a reflective switching film (5) of yttrium having a thickness of 500 nm and a palladium layer (7) having a...
5608567 Variable transparency electro-optical device  
The invention relates to a variable transparency electro-optical device comprising: at least one lens formed by an electro-optical cell (4) comprising a first plate (6) and a second plate (8) each...
5604626 Photochromic devices  
A photochromic device is provided which allows the user to leave the device in a high transmissive state even when exposed to a source of radiation and to control the degree of darkening achieved...
5587828 Adjustable window tinting system  
A selectively variable window tinting system for limiting a passage of both visible light and radiative heat through an automobile window. Embodiments of the system include window glass assemblies...
5585959 Low transparency copper oxide coating for electrochromic device  
Low transparency, or colored, copper oxide is taught as a new electrochromic material, in combination with a metallic oxide. The material is formed by application of the copper oxide to a substrate...
5585958 Electrochromic light modulation devices, in particular screens and display units  
A device comprising a clear substrate (24) supporting at least one thin, clear, electronically conductive work electrode (23); a substrate (5, 3) supporting at least one electronically conductive...
5572354 Rearview mirror support bracket with retaining protrusion, rearview mirror case and reflective element  
A support bracket for mounting a mirror on a vehicle, the support bracket having at one end means for mounting the bracket onto a vehicle and means at the other end for mounting a mirror. The means...
5567360 Electrochemichromic mirror  
The specification discloses electrochemichromic solutions and devices based on the use of solvents comprising at least about 25% 3-hydroxypropionitrile, 3,3'-oxydipropionitrile,...
5541762 Antiglare optical device  
A device for viewing an object field containing intense light sources which could be disturbing or harmful to the human eye. Light from the object field is focused at a focal plane located within a...
5530581 Protective overlayer material and electro-optical coating using same  
An electro-optical device comprising a series of thin films with an electrically controllable optical state provided with a protective overlayer that has a high optical transmittance and high...
5507965 Protonic, conductive, electrolytic materials  
Protonic, conductive, macromolecular materials comprising a solid complex of anhydrous orthophosphoric acid and polyoxyethylene and also having an antioxidizing agent and/or a thixotropic agent are...
5500760 Electrochemichromic solutions, processes for preparing and using the same, and devices manufactured with the same  
The present invention relates to electrochromic solutions and devices manufactured therefrom. More precisely, the present invention relates to electrochemichromic compounds and processes for...
5500759 Electrochromic materials and displays  
Dispersions of electrically conductive particles useful for preparing electrically conductive, essentially ionically isolative composite layers having electrically conductive particles dispersed in...
5486952 Device for driving an EC antiglare mirror  
In a device for driving an EC antiglare mirror in which reflectivity is variably controlled by an EC element, a surrounding light quantity detection circuit detects quantity of light surrounding a...
5472643 Electrochemichromic sunroof  
The specification discloses electrochemichromic solutions and devices based on the use of solvents comprising at least about 25% 3-hydroxypropionitrile, 3,3,'-oxydipropionitrile,...
5471554 Primer for electrochromic device with plastic substrate  
Novel acrylic acid copolymer primer compositions are disclosed for bonding electroconductive metal oxide films to plastic substrates for electrochromic articles.
5471338 Electrochromic device with plastic substrate  
An electrochromic article comprising plastic substrates and a method for constructing such an article are disclosed wherein two plastic substrates are coated with a primer to adhere an...
5469296 Control device for antiglare mirror  
A control device for controlling an antiglare mirror in vehicles. The inner mirror, which has a gel-type EC cell, reduces its mirror reflectivity as the positive voltage applied thereto increases....
5455126 Electra-optical device including a nitrogen containing electrolyte  
Described is a thin-film battery, especially a thin-film microbattery, and a method for making same having application as a backup or primary integrated power source for electronic devices. The...
5451822 Electronic control system  
An electronic control system for controlling automotive vehicle vision related equipment including an electrochromic rearview mirror comprising an electrochromic variable reflectance member the...