公开(公告)号：JP2011081409A

公开(公告)日：2011-04-21

申请号：JP2010276983

申请日：2010-12-13

Applicant: Gentex Corp ,  ジェンテックス コーポレイション

Inventor： LOMPREY JEFFREY R ,  GUARR THOMAS F ,  BAUMANN KELVIN L ,  GIRI PUNAM

IPC: G02F1/15 ,  C09K9/00 ,  C09K9/02

CPC classification number: C09K9/00 ,  G02F1/1521 ,  G02F2001/1512

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electroactive material and/or beneficial agent with a solubilizing moiety that remedies detriments and/or complications associated with the incorporation of the electroactive material and the beneficial agent into a suitable electrochromic medium at an operatively acceptable concentration. SOLUTION: The electrochromic medium for use in an electrochromic device includes a substrate having a front and rear surface, a second substrate having a front and rear surface, and a chamber, substrates that may be coated with electrically conductive materials having a bonding sealing member, at least one solvent as cathodic electroactive material, an anodic electroactive material, and an optional beneficial agent, where at least one of the cathodic electroactive material, anodic electroactive material and/or beneficial agent is associated with a solubilizing moiety which serves to increase solubility of the associated material or beneficial agent relative to the same without the solubilizing moiety. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供具有增溶部分的电活性材料和/或有益试剂，其补救与电活性材料和有益试剂合并在合适的电致变色培养基中的操作可接受的损害和/或并发症 浓度。 解决方案：用于电致变色装置的电致变色介质包括具有前表面和后表面的基底，具有前表面和后表面的第二基底和室，可以涂覆有导电材料的基底，所述导电材料具有粘结 密封构件，至少一种溶剂作为阴极电活性材料，阳极电活性材料和任选的有益剂，其中阴极电活性材料，阳极电活性材料和/或有益试剂中的至少一种与增溶部分相关联， 增加相关材料或有益试剂相对于相同材料的溶解度而不增溶部分。 版权所有（C）2011，JPO＆INPIT

公开(公告)号：JP2009009145A

公开(公告)日：2009-01-15

申请号：JP2008201692

申请日：2008-08-05

Applicant: Gentex Corp ,  ジェンテクス・コーポレーション

Inventor： BAUMANN KEVIN L ,  BYKER HARLAN J ,  GUARR THOMAS F ,  SIEGRIST KATHY E ,  THEISTE DAVID A ,  WINKLE DERICK D

IPC: G02F1/15 ,  B32B17/10 ,  C09K9/02 ,  G02F1/153

CPC classification number: G02F1/1521 ,  B32B17/10036 ,  B32B17/10174 ,  B32B17/10302 ,  B32B17/10513 ,  C09K9/02 ,  G02F1/15 ,  G02F1/1523 ,  G02F2001/1512

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electro chromic medium enabling selection and maintenance of colors. SOLUTION: The electro chromic medium contains at least three kinds of electroactive materials having absorption spectra to be added together so that pre-selected colors can be obtained by individually selecting concentrations of at least three kinds of electroactive materials. The electro chromic medium retains colors pre-selected and sensed in a whole normal voltage range. The three kinds of electroactive materials contain one kind of electrochemically reducible material (cathodic material), one kind of electrochemically oxidizable material (anodic material), and one additional electroactive material which may be either an anodic or cathodic material. Three kinds of electroactive materials are in the medium and at least two kinds of them are anodic or cathodic materials. The selectable colors are, for example, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. At present, the color of the electrochromic mirror for vehicles is gray. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供能够选择和维护颜色的电致色介质。 解决方案：电铬介质含有至少三种具有吸收光谱的电活性材料，以加入到一起，从而可以通过单独选择至少三种电活性材料的浓度来获得预选颜色。 电色介质保持在整个正常电压范围内预选和感测的颜色。 三种电活性材料含有一种电化学可还原材料（阴极材料），一种电化学可氧化材料（阳极材料）和一种可以是阳极或阴极材料的附加电活性材料。 介质中有三种电活性材料，其中至少有两种是阳极或阴极材料。 可选择的颜色是例如红色，橙色，黄色，绿色，蓝色和紫色。 目前车辆电致变色镜的颜色是灰色的。 版权所有（C）2009，JPO＆INPIT

公开(公告)号：JP2012185506A

公开(公告)日：2012-09-27

申请号：JP2012098833

申请日：2012-04-24

Applicant: Gentex Corp ,  ジェンテックス コーポレイション

Inventor： LOMPREY JEFFREY R ,  GUARR THOMAS F ,  BAUMANN KELVIN L ,  GIRI PUNAM

IPC: G02F1/15 ,  C07D213/38 ,  C07D241/48 ,  C07D277/20 ,  C07D277/50 ,  C07F15/02 ,  C07F17/02 ,  C09K9/00 ,  C09K9/02

CPC classification number: C09K9/00 ,  G02F1/1521 ,  G02F2001/1512

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide electric active substance and/or beneficial medicine having a soluble section for correcting loss and/or complication relating to the integration of electric active substance and beneficial medicine into proper electrochromic medium with operationally desired concentration.SOLUTION: Disclosed is an electrochromic medium to be used for an electrochromic device including a substrate having a front face and a rear face, a second substrate having a front face and a rear face, a substrate having a chamber and a bonding/sealing member to which conductive substance may be applied, at least one type of solvent as cathode electric active substance, anode electric active substance, and arbitrary beneficial medicine. At least one of the cathode electric active substance, anode electric active substance and/or beneficial medicine is bonded to a soluble section which functions to increase the solubility of bonding substance or medicine in comparison with the same substance with no soluble section.

Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供具有可溶性部分的电活性物质和/或有益药物，用于纠正与将电活性物质和有益药物整合到具有操作期望浓度的合适的电致变色介质中有关的损失和/或并发症。 解决方案：公开了一种用于电致变色装置的电致变色介质，其包括具有前表面和后表面的基板，具有前表面和后表面的第二基板，具有室的基板和接合/ 作为阴极电活性物质的至少一种溶剂，阳极电活性物质和任意的有益药物，可以施加导电物质的密封构件。 将阴极电活性物质，阳极电活性物质和/或有益药物中的至少一种与可溶性部分结合，该可溶性部分的功能是增加粘合物质或药物的溶解度，与不溶性部分相同的物质相比较。 版权所有（C）2012，JPO＆INPIT

公开(公告)号：JP2006139293A

公开(公告)日：2006-06-01

申请号：JP2005357668

申请日：2005-12-12

Applicant: Gentex Corp ,  ジェンテクス・コーポレーション

Inventor： LOMPREY JEFFREY R ,  GUARR THOMAS F

IPC: G02F1/15 ,  C09K9/02

CPC classification number: C09K9/02 ,  G02F1/1521 ,  G02F1/1525 ,  G02F2001/1502 ,  G02F2001/1512

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a color-stabilized electrochromic device having an electrochromic medium comprising one or more kinds of additives which serve to substantially preclude the formation of undesirable residual color within the electrochromic medium while the device is in its high transmission state.
SOLUTION: The electrochromic medium (124) for use in a normally operating electrochromic device (100) comprises: (a) an anodic material and a cathodic material, wherein both are electroactive and at least one of the anodic material and the cathodic material is an electrochromic material; (b) an additive; (c) and a means associated with the additive for maintaining a colorless or nearly colorless electrochromic medium (124) while the electrochromic medium is in a high transmission state relative to an electrochromic medium (124) without the additive.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供一种颜色稳定的电致变色装置，其具有包含一种或多种添加剂的电致变色介质，其用于基本上排除在电致变色介质内形成不期望的残留颜色，同时该装置处于高传输 州。 解决方案：用于正常操作的电致变色装置（100）中的电致变色介质（124）包括：（a）阳极材料和阴极材料，其中两者都是电活性的，并且阳极材料和阴极材料中的至少一种 材料是电致变色材料; （b）添加剂; （c）和与添加剂相关联的装置，用于在电色变介质相对于没有添加剂的电致变色介质（124）处于高透射状态时保持无色或接近无色的电致变色介质（124）。 版权所有（C）2006，JPO＆NCIPI

公开(公告)号：JP2009276800A

公开(公告)日：2009-11-26

申请号：JP2009197033

申请日：2009-08-27

Applicant: Gentex Corp ,  ジェンテックス コーポレイション

Inventor： ROBERTS KATHY E ,  LIN RONGGUANG ,  BAUMANN KELVIN L ,  GUARR THOMAS F ,  THEISTE DAVID A

IPC: G02F1/15 ,  C09K9/00 ,  C09K9/02

CPC classification number: C09K9/00 ,  G02F1/1521 ,  G02F2001/1512

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrochromic device having one or more slow diffusive electroactive materials and an electron shuttle which improves the loss and/or the complexity associated with incorporating one or more slow diffusive electroactive materials into a medium of the electrochromic device. SOLUTION: An anode material and a cathode material are both electroactive. At least either one of the anode material and the cathode material is electrochromic. At least either one of the anode material and the cathode material is slow diffusive. The electron shuttle works to reduce a switching time of the electrochromic device having electron shuttle compared to a device without electron shuttle. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供具有一种或多种慢扩散电活性材料和电子梭的电致变色装置，其改善与将一种或多种慢扩散电活性材料并入电致变色介质相关的损失和/或复杂性 设备。 解决方案：阳极材料和阴极材料都是电活性的。 阳极材料和阴极材料中的至少一个是电致变色的。 阳极材料和阴极材料中的至少任一种是缓慢扩散的。 与没有电子穿梭的器件相比，电子梭工作以减少具有电子梭的电致变色器件的开关时间。 版权所有（C）2010，JPO＆INPIT

公开(公告)号：JP2008248249A

公开(公告)日：2008-10-16

申请号：JP2008101702

申请日：2008-04-09

Applicant: Gentex Corp ,  ジェンテクス・コーポレーション

Inventor： GUARR THOMAS F ,  ROBERTS KATHY E ,  LIN RONGGUANG ,  BAUMANN KELVIN L ,  THEISTE DAVID A ,  GIRI PUNAM ,  SANFORD ELIZABETH M

IPC: C09K9/02 ,  C07D241/48 ,  C07D513/04 ,  C09K9/00 ,  G02F1/15

CPC classification number: C09K9/00 ,  C09K9/02 ,  C09K2211/1007 ,  C09K2211/1029 ,  G02F1/1521 ,  G02F2001/1512

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrochromic medium containing one or more controlled diffusion coefficient anodic electrochromic materials and/or cathodic electrochromic materials.
SOLUTION: The electrochromic medium (124) for use in an electrochromic device (100) comprises: at least one solvent; and an anodic electroactive material; a cathodic electroactive material; and wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic; and wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is associated with a diffusion coefficient controlling moiety which serves to lower the diffusion coefficient of the associated material relative to the same without the diffusion coefficient controlling moiety.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供一种含有一种或多种受控扩散系数阳极电致变色材料和/或阴极电致变色材料的电致变色介质。 解决方案：用于电致变色装置（100）的电致变色介质（124）包括：至少一种溶剂; 和阳极电活性材料; 阴极电活性材料; 并且其中所述阳极和阴极电活性材料中的至少一种是电致变色的; 并且其中所述阳极和阴极电活性材料中的至少一种与扩散系数控制部分相关联，所述扩散系数控制部分用于降低相关材料相对于相同材料的扩散系数而不具有扩散系数控制部分。 版权所有（C）2009，JPO＆INPIT

公开(公告)号：JP2004192009A

公开(公告)日：2004-07-08

申请号：JP2004044672

申请日：2004-02-20

Applicant: Gentex Corp ,  ジェンテクス・コーポレーション

Inventor： ANDERSON JOHN S ,  TONAR WILLIAM L ,  ASH KEVIN L ,  GUARR THOMAS F

IPC: G02F1/15 ,  G02F1/161

CPC classification number: G02F1/161

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrochromic device having an improved sealing member.
SOLUTION: The electrochromic device 310 contains elements disposed in the front and rear parts forming a space, with each element having a front surface and a back surface. The front element has one layer of a transparent conductive material disposed on its back surface, while the rear element has one metal layer disposed on its front surface. The device also contains a sealing member 116 which bonds the elements disposed in the front and rear parts forming a space in a space-apart relationship to define a chamber containing an electrochromic medium 125. The sealing member 116 contains a sealing system and glass beads having the average diameter as

Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供一种具有改进的密封构件的电致变色装置。 解决方案：电致变色装置310包含设置在前部和后部中的元件，形成空间，每个元件具有前表面和后表面。 前部元件具有设置在其背面上的一层透明导电材料，而后部元件具有设置在其前表面上的一个金属层。 该装置还包含密封构件116，该密封构件116将布置在前部和后部中的元件结合形成间隔开的空间，以限定包含电致变色介质125的室。密封构件116包含密封系统和玻璃珠， 平均直径为由前后元件形成的空间的距离的2/3。 版权所有（C）2004，JPO＆NCIPI

公开(公告)号：WO0140858A8

公开(公告)日：2001-10-18

申请号：PCT/US0032632

申请日：2000-12-01

Applicant: GENTEX CORP

Inventor： LOMPREY JEFFREY R ,  GUARR THOMAS F ,  BAUMANN KELVIN L ,  GIRI PUNAM

IPC: C09K9/00 ,  C09K9/02 ,  G02F1/15

CPC classification number: C09K9/00 ,  G02F1/1521 ,  G02F2001/1512

Abstract: An electrochromic medium (124) for use in an electrochromic device (100) comprising a substrate (112) having a front and rear surface (112a and 112b), a second substrate (114) having a front and rear surface (114a and 114b), and a chamber (116), substrates that may be coated with electrically conductive materials (118 and 120) having a bonding sealing member (122), at least one solvent at cathodic electroactive material, an anodic electoactive material, an optional beneficial agent, where at least one of the cathodic electroactive material, anodic electroactive material, and/or beneficial agent is associated with a solubizing moiety which serves to increase solubility of the associated material or agent relative to the same without the solubizing moiety.

Abstract translation: 一种用于电致变色装置（100）的电致变色介质（124），包括具有前后表面（112a和112b）的基板（112），具有前后表面（114a和114b）的第二基板（114） ，以及可以涂覆有导电材料（118和120）的基底，所述导电材料具有接合密封构件（122），阴极电活性材料中的至少一种溶剂，阳极电活性材料，任选的有益剂， 其中阴极电活性材料，阳极电活性材料和/或有益试剂中的至少一种与增溶部分相关联，所述溶解部分用于增加相关材料或试剂相对于没有溶解部分的溶解度。

公开(公告)号：US6362914B2

公开(公告)日：2002-03-26

申请号：US79451201

申请日：2001-02-27

Applicant: GENTEX CORP

Inventor： BAUMANN KELVIN L ,  GUARR THOMAS F ,  THEISTE DAVID A

IPC: C09K9/02 ,  G02F1/15 ,  G02F1/153

CPC classification number: C09K9/02 ,  G02F1/1521

Abstract: Electrochromic devices and materials having enhanced daylight stability are described. The materials have a redox center linked to an energy receptor site that may serve to dissipate excited state energy from the redox center, alternatively the receptor site may absorb harmful radiation prior to the absorption by the redox center.

公开(公告)号：WO2007103265A2

公开(公告)日：2007-09-13

申请号：PCT/US2007005520

申请日：2007-03-05

Applicant: GENTEX CORP ,  DOZEMAN GARY J ,  LUTEN HENRY A ,  NEUMAN GEORGE ,  TONAR WILLIAM L ,  GUARR THOMAS F ,  KLOEPPNER LEROY J ,  EATON DAVID L

Inventor： DOZEMAN GARY J ,  LUTEN HENRY A ,  NEUMAN GEORGE ,  TONAR WILLIAM L ,  GUARR THOMAS F ,  KLOEPPNER LEROY J ,  EATON DAVID L

IPC: G02F1/15

CPC classification number: G02F1/155 ,  B60R1/088 ,  E06B9/24 ,  G02F1/13439 ,  G02F1/136204 ,  G02F1/153 ,  G02F1/157 ,  G02F1/161 ,  G02F1/163 ,  G02F2201/48

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrochromic element comprises providing a first substrate having first and second surfaces and a first edge surface, providing a second substrate having third and fourth surfaces and a second edge surface, the third surfaces facing the second surface, providing an electrochromic medium located between the first and second substrates, the medium having a light transmittance that is variable upon application of electric field thereto, applying a conductive layer on a portion of at least one of the surfaces, wherein applying the layer is accomplished at substantially atmospheric pressure, and applying at least one of metallic particles, an organometallic, a metallo-organic, and combinations thereof, wherein the conductive layer has a bulk resistivity of greater than or equal to 150 microohm cm. The conductive layer may be applied via ink jetting, ultrasonic spraying, auger or jet pumping.

Abstract translation: 一种制造电致变色元件的方法包括提供具有第一和第二表面的第一基底和第一边缘表面，提供具有第三和第四表面的第二基底和第二边缘表面，所述第三表面面向第二表面，提供电致变色介质 位于第一和第二基板之间，介质具有在施加电场时变化的透光率，在至少一个表面的一部分上施加导电层，其中施加该层是在基本上大气压下完成的， 和应用金属颗粒，有机金属，金属有机物及其组合中的至少一种，其中导电层具有大于或等于150微欧姆厘米的体电阻率。 可以通过喷墨，超声波喷涂，螺旋钻或喷射泵送来施加导电层。