Global Patent Index - EP 1194809 A1

EP 1194809 A1 20020410 - ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND VARIABLE TRANSPARENT ARTICLE WITH SUCH DEVICE

Title (en)

ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND VARIABLE TRANSPARENT ARTICLE WITH SUCH DEVICE

Title (de)

ELEKTRO-OPTISCHE VORRICHTUNG UND DAMIT AUSGESTATTETER, VARIABEL TRANSPARENTER GEGENSTAND

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ELECTRO-OPTIQUE ET ARTICLE TRANSPARENT A TRANSMISSION VARIABLE EQUIPE DE CE DISPOSITIF

Publication

EP 1194809 A1 20020410 (EN)

Application

EP 00938250 A 20000609

Priority

  • US 0015946 W 20000609
  • US 13891799 P 19990611
  • US 59157200 A 20000609

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0077559A1] Electro optical device (29) with variable transmission with and without electric power is provided which constitutes an electro optical cell having a chromogenic component in addition to the electro-optically switchable feature. The chromogenic component can be a photochromic, thermochromic, and/or dichroic material and mixtures of these. The chromogenic component is a coating, film or layer can be on one or more of the transparent substrates (37, 39) of the electro-optical cell or a part of the electro-switchable material (43) in the cell. One of the electro-optic devices can be a liquid crystal cell with one or more dichroic dyes present with the liquid crystal material. In another aspect of the invention, the chromogenic component can be a chromogenic guest material with or within the electro-optic device. The electro optical device with the chromogenic material is suitable for use with automotive transparencies such as privacy glass, shade bands, and passenger partition screens in vehicles; architectural window use such as skylights and other windows; and eyewear.

IPC 1-7

G02C 7/10; G02F 1/15; G02F 1/17; G02F 1/139

IPC 8 full level

C09K 19/60 (2006.01); G02B 5/23 (2006.01); G02C 7/10 (2006.01); G02F 1/13 (2006.01); G02F 1/137 (2006.01); G02F 1/139 (2006.01); G02F 1/15 (2019.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02F 1/133 (2006.01); G02F 1/17 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

C09K 19/60 (2013.01 - EP US); G02C 7/10 (2013.01 - KR); G02C 7/101 (2013.01 - EP); G02F 1/139 (2013.01 - EP); G02F 1/15 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 5/23 (2013.01 - EP); G02F 1/0126 (2013.01 - EP); G02F 1/0147 (2013.01 - EP); G02F 1/133362 (2013.01 - EP); G02F 1/13725 (2013.01 - EP); G02F 2202/14 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0077559A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0077559 A1 20001221; AU 5331900 A 20010102; AU 766183 B2 20031009; CA 2376508 A1 20001221; EP 1194809 A1 20020410; JP 2003502693 A 20030121; KR 20020016829 A 20020306; MX PA01012785 A 20020722

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0015946 W 20000609; AU 5331900 A 20000609; CA 2376508 A 20000609; EP 00938250 A 20000609; JP 2001503557 A 20000609; KR 20017015975 A 20011211; MX PA01012785 A 20000609