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US 6,288,825 B1Granted
Electrochromic media for producing a preselected color and devices comprising same
AssigneeGentex Corporation
InventorsHarlan J. Byker, Thomas F. Guarr, Derick D. Winkle
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Abstract
Electrochromic compositions suitable for use in electrochromic media in electrochromic devices contain minimally two electrochromic compounds of the same redox type, whose redox potentials are greater than 30 mV. The lower redox potential electrochromic compound makes a large contribution to the absorbancy of the electrochromic medium despite being present in only minor concentration.
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An electrochromic device, comprising:
- (a) at least one substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith;
- and
- (b) an electrochromic medium capable of producing a preselected color comprising at least three electroactive compounds, two of which are of the same redox type and another which is of a complementary redox type, where one of the two electroactive compounds of the same redox type has a more easily accessible electrochemically activated redox state than the other by minimally 30mV, and where two of the at least three electroactive compounds are electrochromic.
An electrochromic device, comprising:
- (a) at least one substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith;
- and
- (b) an electrochromic medium capable of producing a preselected color comprising at least three electroactive compounds, two of which are of the same redox type and another which is of a complementary redox type, where one of the two electroactive compounds of the same redox type has a more easily accessible electrochemically activated redox state than the other, and where two of the at least three electroactive compounds are electrochromic.
An electrochromic device, comprising:
- (a) at least one substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith;
- and
- (b) an electrochromic medium which comprises;
- (1) an anodic material and a cathodic material, wherein both of the anodic and cathodic materials are electroactive and at least one of the anodic and cathodic materials is electrochromic;
- (2) at least one additional anodic electrochromic material or cathodic electrochromic material;
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- (3) means associated with the medium for controllably selecting color of the electrochromic medium with the anodic material, the cathodic material, and the at least one additional anodic electrochromic material or cathodic electrochromic material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.