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US 7,001,540 B2Granted
Electrochromic medium having a self-healing cross-linked polymer gel and associated electrochromic device
AssigneeGentex Corporation
InventorsLeroy J. Kloeppner, Thomas F. Guarr, Kevin L. Ash, Kathy E. Roberts
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Abstract
An electrochromic medium for use in an electrochromic device comprising: at least one solvent; a cathodic electroactive material; an anodic electroactive material; wherein at least one of the cathodic and anodic electroactive materials is electrochromic; and a self-healing cross-linked polymer gel.
Claims74
An electrochromic medium for use in an electrochromic device, comprising:
- at least one solvent;
- a cathodic electroactive material;
- an anodic electroactive material;
- wherein at least one of the cathodic and anodic electroactive materials is electrochromic;
- and
- a self-healing cross-linked polymer gel.
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An electrochromic medium for use in an electrochromic device, comprising:
- at least one solvent;
- a cathodic electroactive material;
- an anodic electroactive material;
- wherein at least one of the cathodic and anodic electroactive materials is electrochromic;
- a cross-linked polymer gel;
- and
- self-healing means associated with the cross-linked polymer gel for substantially diminishing undesirable visual irregularities within the same.
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An electrochromic device, comprising:
- at least one substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith;
- and
- an electrochromic medium which comprises:
- at least one solvent;
- a cathodic electroactive material;
- an anodic electroactive material;
- wherein at least one of the cathodic and anodic electroactive materials is electrochromic;
- and
- a self-healing cross-linked polymeric gel.
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An electrochromic device, comprising:
- a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith;
- a second substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith;
- and
- an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates which comprises:
- at least one solvent;
- a cathodic electroactive material;
- an anodic electroactive material, wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic;
- and
- a self-healing cross-linked polymeric gel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.