公开(公告)号：US20250110377A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-03

申请号：US18824798

申请日：2024-09-04

Applicant: SAGE Electrochromics, Inc.

Inventor： Bryan D. Greer ,  David Best ,  David Ryan Buszmann ,  Nicholas Iverson

IPC: G02F1/157 ,  E06B9/24 ,  G02F1/163

Abstract: A system with one or more smart glass units is provided. The system includes a smart glass unit and a controller. The controller is configured to send, using one or more wires, a tint signal to the smart glass unit to control a tint level of the smart glass unit. The controller is also configured to send, using the same one or more wires, a detection signal, independent of the tint signal, to the smart glass unit for determining a location of the smart glass unit via at least one of an electric field coupling or a magnetic field coupling.

公开(公告)号：US20240255824A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18420579

申请日：2024-01-23

Applicant: SAGE Electrochromics, Inc.

Inventor： Bryan D. Greer

IPC: G02F1/163 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/34

CPC classification number: G02F1/163 ,  H02J7/0063 ,  H02J7/345

Abstract: A system for power allocation includes a smart glass unit, a data communication cable for transmitting both power and data, a power storage device, and a controller. The controller determines a level of charge of the power storage device, identifies a current tinting level of the smart glass unit, and identifies a directed tinting level for the smart glass unit. The controller also allocates power from at least one of the power communication line or the power storage device and to the smart glass unit to control a level of tint of the smart glass unit based on the level of charge of the power storage device, the current tinting level, and the directed tinting level.

公开(公告)号：US11953960B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-09

申请号：US17657926

申请日：2022-04-04

Applicant: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.

Inventor： Bryan D. Greer ,  Troy Liebl ,  David Buszmann

IPC: G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/18 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06F1/3209 ,  G06F1/3234 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/403 ,  H04L67/125

CPC classification number: G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/189 ,  G06F1/266 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06F1/3209 ,  G06F1/3278 ,  H04L12/2816 ,  H04L12/403 ,  H04L67/125

Abstract: A system can include a non-light-emitting, variable transmission device a controller coupled and configured to provide power to the first non-light-emitting, variable transmission device; and a router configured to provide power and control signals to the first controller. In an aspect, the controller includes a first connector; the router includes a second connector; and a cable including a third connector and a fourth connector at different ends of the cable. The first and third connectors are coupled to each other, and the second and fourth connectors are coupled to each other. In another aspect, the system can include other non-light-emitting, variable transmission devices, and controllers. The system can be configured to perform a method of controlling the system that includes determining power requirements for the controllers and allocating power to the controllers corresponding to the power requirements.

公开(公告)号：US11947235B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US18152621

申请日：2023-01-10

Applicant: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.

Inventor： Yigang Wang ,  Bryan D. Greer ,  Peter E. Bocek ,  Jean-Christophe Giron ,  Thomas Doublein

IPC: G02F1/163 ,  E06B9/24

CPC classification number: G02F1/163 ,  E06B9/24 ,  E06B2009/2464

Abstract: A method of operating an electrochromic device comprising: coupling a logic device to the electrochromic device; applying a voltage to the electrochromic device; receiving a current from the electrochromic device in response to the provided voltage; and with the logic device, determining an exact operating condition of the electrochromic device from the received current. A method of operating a plurality of electrochromic devices comprising: adjusting a frequency of voltage applied to the plurality of electrochromic devices, wherein each of the plurality of electrochromic devices is adjusted by a different frequency; measuring a duration of time required to change tint states of each of the electrochromic devices; and identifying a location of each of the plurality of electrochromic devices in response to the measured duration of time required to change the tint states of each of the electrochromic device.

公开(公告)号：US20240069402A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18451931

申请日：2023-08-18

Applicant: Sage Electrochromics, Inc.

Inventor： Bryan D. Greer ,  David J. Best ,  Ahoo Malekafzali Ardakan

IPC: G02F1/163 ,  G02F1/1524 ,  G02F1/155

CPC classification number: G02F1/163 ,  G02F1/1524 ,  G02F1/155 ,  G02F2001/1552

Abstract: A system can include one or more sensors, one or more non-light emitting, variable transmission devices, and a processor coupled to the one or more non-light emitting, variable transmission devices and the one or more sensors. The processor can be configured to receive a sensor failure signal from the one or more sensors. The sensor failure signal can indicate that the one or more sensors are not working. The processor can be further configured to adjust one or more control algorithms used to control the one or more non-light emitting, variable transmission devices based on the received sensor failure signal. The processor can be further configured to send a first command to the one or more non-light emitting, variable transmission devices to change a transmission state of all of the one or more non-light emitting, variable transmission devices based on the received sensor failure signal to a sensor failure transmission state.

公开(公告)号：US11906867B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17570559

申请日：2022-01-07

Applicant: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.

Inventor： Hannah Leung Ray ,  Ruth Anne Sarah Schlitz ,  Yi Jiang ,  Camille Mesnager ,  Wen Li ,  Carlijn L. Mulder ,  Jean-Christophe Giron

IPC: G02F1/1523 ,  G02F1/163 ,  G02F1/155 ,  G02F1/153

CPC classification number: G02F1/1525 ,  G02F1/155 ,  G02F1/1533 ,  G02F1/163

Abstract: An electrochemical device is disclosed. The electrochemical device includes a first transparent conductive layer, an electrochromic layer overlying the first transparent conductive layer, a counter electrode layer overlying the electrochromic layer, a second transparent conductive layer, and a switching speed parameter of not greater than 0.68 s/mm at 23° C.

公开(公告)号：US11890835B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US17557627

申请日：2021-12-21

Applicant: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.

Inventor： Neil L. Sbar ,  John E. Van Dine ,  Michael A. McCoy

IPC: G02F1/153 ,  B32B17/10 ,  C03B33/07 ,  B32B38/00 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  C03B33/09 ,  C03B33/027 ,  C03B33/02 ,  G02F1/15

CPC classification number: B32B17/10513 ,  B32B17/10045 ,  B32B17/10174 ,  B32B17/10743 ,  B32B17/10761 ,  B32B17/10981 ,  B32B38/0004 ,  C03B33/076 ,  G02F1/133351 ,  G02F1/153 ,  G02F1/1533 ,  C03B33/027 ,  C03B33/0222 ,  C03B33/091 ,  G02F1/15 ,  Y10T156/1052 ,  Y10T156/1062 ,  Y10T156/1064 ,  Y10T156/1075 ,  Y10T156/1089

Abstract: Electrochromic device laminates and their method of manufacture are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20230168559A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US18051852

申请日：2022-11-01

Applicant: SAGE Electrochromics, Inc.

Inventor： Hannah Leung Ray ,  Wen Li ,  Theo Chevallier ,  Frank McGrogan ,  Yigang Wang ,  Chloe Bouard ,  Amaury Patissier ,  Elsa Perrin ,  Shefali Panse ,  Marie-Caroline Solignac

IPC: G02F1/163 ,  G02F1/155 ,  G02F1/1514

CPC classification number: G02F1/163 ,  G02F1/155 ,  G02F1/1514 ,  G02F2001/1555

Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to techniques for simultaneously designing optical and electrical properties of an electrochromic device by tuning specific parameters of the electrochromic device. One or more models representing respective relationships of the optical and electrical properties with respect to the individual ones of the parameters of the device may be obtained. Given specific values of the optical and/or electrical properties, at least one of the parameters may be adjusted to simultaneously control the optical and electrical properties according to the given specific values.

公开(公告)号：US20230161214A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US18152621

申请日：2023-01-10

Applicant: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.

Inventor： Yigang WANG ,  Bryan D. Greer ,  Peter E. Bocek ,  Jean-Christophe Giron ,  Thomas Doublein

IPC: G02F1/163 ,  E06B9/24

CPC classification number: G02F1/163 ,  E06B9/24 ,  E06B2009/2464

Abstract: A method of operating an electrochromic device comprising: coupling a logic device to the electrochromic device; applying a voltage to the electrochromic device; receiving a current from the electrochromic device in response to the provided voltage; and with the logic device, determining an exact operating condition of the electrochromic device from the received current. A method of operating a plurality of electrochromic devices comprising: adjusting a frequency of voltage applied to the plurality of electrochromic devices, wherein each of the plurality of electrochromic devices is adjusted by a different frequency; measuring a duration of time required to change tint states of each of the electrochromic devices; and identifying a location of each of the plurality of electrochromic devices in response to the measured duration of time required to change the tint states of each of the electrochromic device.

公开(公告)号：US20230097149A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17936266

申请日：2022-09-28

Applicant: SAGE Electrochromics, Inc.

Inventor： Dallas Akre ,  Leo Su

IPC: G02F1/163

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for remote authorization and controlling of electrochromic glass units (“EGUs”) are described. In some embodiments, a device monitoring and control system can provide a first authorization code to a communication gateway for an installation site for EGUs to authorize mobile applications to control at least some of the EGUs of the installation site. The device monitoring and control system can receive, via a control interface, a second authorization code from a mobile application, and compare the provided first authorization code to the received second authorization code. If the authorization codes compare, the mobile application can be authorized to control the EGUs of the installation site. The device monitoring and control system can also receive control instructions from the authorized mobile application to control the EGUs, and transmit control messages based on the control instructions to the installation site to implement the control instructions.