Electrooptic devices
AssigneeEnki Technologies LLC
InventorsAnoop Agrawal, Juan Carlos Lopez Tonazzi
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Abstract
This invention discloses novel ways of making electrooptic devices where the electrodes are made from conductive yarns. This allows fabrication of flexible and large area devices at an attractive cost. Applications of these devices are in displays, large-area variable optical transmission panels and for optical emmisivity control
Claims14
An electrooptic device comprising of opposing electrodes separated by an electrolyte wherein at least one of the said electrodes comprises of electrically conductive yarns and the yarns are integrated in a fabric.
An electrooptic device comprising of opposing electrodes separated by an electrolyte wherein one of the said electrodes comprises of electrically conductive yarns and the yarns are integrated in a fabric and the second electrode comprises of an electrically conductive foil.
A method to prepare an electrooptic device comprising of opposing electrodes separated by an electrolyte wherein at least one of the said electrodes comprises of electrically conductive yarns and the yarns are integrated in a fabric, wherein the method comprises of:
- a. assembling the electrodes connected to the powering leads between two opposing protective substrates;
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- b. sealing the perimeter of the opposing protective substrates to encapsulate the electrodes with the ends of the powering leads projecting out of the encapsulation and with one or more holes in one of;
- the sealant and the protective substrate;
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- c. introducing a liquid electrolyte through one of the said holes to fill the encapsulated volume, and sealing the holes after the electrolyte fill process is complete.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.