Invention Publication
- Patent Title: Systems With Adjustable Window Transmission and Haze
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Application No.: US18156587Application Date: 2023-01-19
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Publication No.: US20230152620A1Publication Date: 2023-05-18
- Inventor: Yuan Chen , Donald R. Monroe , Peter F. Masschelein , Stephen B. Lynch , Xiaokai Li , Zhibing Ge
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Main IPC: G02F1/1334
- IPC: G02F1/1334 ; G02F1/137 ; G02F1/1333 ; G02F1/01 ; B60J3/00 ; B60J3/04

Abstract:
A system such as a vehicle, building, or electronic device system may have a support structure with one or more windows. The support structure and window may separate an interior region within the system from a surrounding exterior region. Control circuitry may receive input such as user input and may adjust an adjustable layer in the window based on the input. The adjustable layer may have a polymer matrix layer with embedded cells. The cells may include intermixed guest-host liquid crystal cells and liquid crystal cells. The guest-host liquid crystal cells and liquid crystal cells may have different liquid crystal materials and/or different sizes that allow the guest-host liquid crystal cells and liquid crystal cells to electrically switch states at different respective threshold voltages. Based on the user input or other input the control circuitry can adjust a drive signal across the adjustable layer to change light transmittance and haze.
Public/Granted literature
- US12007639B2 Systems with adjustable window transmission and haze Public/Granted day:2024-06-11
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