公开(公告)号：US10095052B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-09

申请号：US15230641

申请日：2016-08-08

申请人： ALPHAMICRON INCORPORATED

发明人： Sandip Bhatta ,  Pedro Coutino Soto ,  Tamas Kosa ,  Bahman Taheri

IPC分类号： G02C7/10 ,  G02F1/133 ,  G02F1/1333

摘要： An electronically controllable eyewear device having a cell filled with a liquid crystal material that can be electronically operated in an auto or a manual mode. The device contains a photosensor for generating a light input signal to trigger an automatic application of voltage to the cell when the device is in an auto mode, one or more switches capable of being actuated in a series of actuation sequences each to select a distinct function, and a control circuit responsive to each actuation sequence and light input signal to operate the cell in a corresponding one of a plurality of functions, including: (i) a first sequence for affecting an ON/OFF function, (ii) a second sequence for affecting a system change from the manual mode to the auto mode, and (iii) a third sequence for changing the threshold value for triggering the automatic application of voltage.

公开(公告)号：US09513524B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-06

申请号：US14853121

申请日：2015-09-14

申请人： ALPHAMICRON INCORPORATED

发明人： Pedro Coutino Soto ,  Tim Smith ,  Roy E. Miller ,  Ludmila Sukhomlinova ,  Volodymyr Bodnar ,  Christine Baker ,  Tamas Kosa ,  Bahman Taheri

IPC分类号： G02F1/13 ,  G02F1/137 ,  G02F1/00 ,  G02F1/1347 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02C7/10

CPC分类号： G02F1/13725 ,  G02C7/101 ,  G02F1/0045 ,  G02F1/133305 ,  G02F1/13476

摘要： We describe a wide band variable transmission optical device having an electronically active cell comprising a guest-host mixture of a liquid crystal host and a dichroic guest dye material contained between a pair of plastic substrates. The liquid crystal host has an axis orientation that is alterable between a clear state orientation and a dark state orientation and the dichroic guest dye material includes one or more dichroic dyes. The optical device is characterized in that it exhibits a wide absorption band that is greater than 175 nm within a visible wavelength range of 400-700 nm, has a clear state transmission equal to or above 30% and a dark state transmission equal to or below 40%.

摘要翻译： 我们描述了一种具有电子活性电池的宽带可变透射光学装置，其包括液晶主体和包含在一对塑料基板之间的二色客体染料材料的客体混合物。 液晶主体具有在清晰状态取向和暗态取向之间可以改变的轴取向，并且二色性客体染料材料包括一种或多种二色性染料。 该光学装置的特征在于其在400-700nm的可见波长范围内呈现大于175nm的宽吸收带，具有等于或高于30％的透明状态透射和等于或低于 40％。

公开(公告)号：US09116370B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-25

申请号：US13889209

申请日：2013-05-07

申请人： ALPHAMICRON INCORPORATED

发明人： Bahman Taheri ,  David Baker ,  Elliott Bardun ,  Tamas Kosa ,  Ludmila Sukhomlinova ,  Paul Luchette

IPC分类号： G02F1/133 ,  G02F1/137 ,  G02C7/10

CPC分类号： G02F1/13306 ,  G02C7/101 ,  G02F1/13718 ,  G02F1/13725 ,  G02F1/13737

摘要： Provided is a liquid crystal light variable device having a liquid crystal cell, comprising a mixture of a liquid crystal material and one or more dichroic dyes interposed between a first and a second substrate, each substrate having a conductive layer disposed thereon. The device further includes a voltage supply or controller coupled with the conductive layers for application of a voltage waveform across the liquid crystal cell. The liquid crystal cell is configured so that based on the voltage waveform applied, the device transitions between a low-haze low-tint state (“clear state”), a low-haze high-tint state (“tinted state”), and a high-haze high-tint state (“opaque state”). The high-haze state is caused by dynamic scattering in the liquid crystal-dye mixture.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种具有液晶单元的液晶光可变装置，其包括液晶材料和介于第一和第二基板之间的一个或多个二色性染料的混合物，每个基板上设置有导电层。 该装置还包括与导电层耦合的电压源或控制器，以在液晶单元上施加电压波形。 液晶单元被配置为基于施加的电压波形，器件在低雾度低色调状态（“透明状态”），低雾度高色调状态（“着色状态”）和 高霾高色调状态（“不透明状态”）。 高雾度状态由液晶 - 染料混合物中的动态散射引起。

公开(公告)号：US10310349B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US14804409

申请日：2015-07-21

申请人： ALPHAMICRON INCORPORATED

发明人： Bahman Taheri ,  Tamas Kosa ,  Christine Baker ,  Volodymyr Bodnar

IPC分类号： H01L31/055 ,  H01L31/054 ,  G02F1/137 ,  G02F1/133 ,  E06B9/24 ,  E06B9/264

摘要： A non-polarizer based variable light attenuating device includes a guest-host solution having a liquid crystal host and a guest dichroic dye disposed between first and second conducting layers provided on first and second transparent substrates. The guest-host solution has a low-haze while the guest dye orientation alters between a low light transmitting orientation and a high light transmitting orientation in response to a first voltage supplied to the first and second conducting layers. In response to a second voltage supplied to the first and second conducting layers, the guest-host solution changes to a focal conic light scattering orientation to achieve a high-haze translucent state.

公开(公告)号：US20140197361A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-17

申请号：US14215902

申请日：2014-03-17

申请人： AlphaMicron Incorporated

发明人： Ludmila Sukhomlinova ,  Linli Su ,  Tamas Kosa ,  Bahman Taheri

IPC分类号： C07D311/92 ,  C09K19/60 ,  G02B1/04

CPC分类号： C07D311/92 ,  C09K19/60 ,  G02B1/041 ,  G02B5/23

摘要： A naphthopyran compound represented by the formula B1 and B2 are selected independently from the group consisting of a phenyl, naphthyl, or heterocyclic aromatic group, or may combine to form one or more aromatic rings. B1 and B2 may further include one or more substituents. R3, R4, R5, R6, and R16 are selected independently from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, —Ra, —OH, —ORa, —O—CO—Ra, —CN, —NO2, —SO2Ra, —SORa, —SH, —SRa, —NH2, —NHRa, —NRaRa, or —NRbRc; or wherein R5 and R6 combine to form a cyclic group. Ra may include an alkyl, polycycloalkyl, alkenyl, polyalkenyl, haloalkyl, perhaloalkyl, alkynyl, polyalkynyl, hydroxyalkynyl, polyhydroxyalkynyl; or (C3-20)cycloalkyl group. Rb and Rc may include hydrogen or alkyl groups, or may combine to form a saturated heterocyclic group, or together with an adjacent phenyl group may form a julolidinyl group. R7 is a mesogenic group. And the naphthopyran, which may be referred to as a dichroic-photochromic compound, may be incorporated into an optical article.

摘要翻译： 由式B1和B2表示的萘并吡喃化合物独立地选自苯基，萘基或杂环芳族基团，或者可以结合形成一个或多个芳环。 B1和B2可进一步包括一个或多个取代基。 R3，R4，R5，R6和R16独立地选自氢，卤素，-Ra，-OH，-ORa，-O-CO-Ra，-CN，-NO2，-SO2Ra，-SORa， -SH，-SR a，-NH 2，-NHR a，-NR a R a或-NR b R c; 或其中R 5和R 6结合形成环状基团。 R a可以包括烷基，多环烷基，烯基，聚烯基，卤代烷基，全卤代烷基，炔基，聚炔基，羟基炔基，聚羟基炔基; 或（C 3-20）环烷基。 Rb和Rc可以包括氢或烷基，或者可以结合形成饱和杂环基，或者与相邻的苯基一起可以形成高碘基。 R7是介晶组。 并且可以将称为二色性 - 光致变色化合物的萘并吡喃掺入到光学制品中。

公开(公告)号：US20140016064A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-16

申请号：US13939848

申请日：2013-07-11

申请人： Alphamicron Incorporated

发明人： Antonio Munoz ,  Tamas Kosa ,  Paul Luchette ,  Ludmilla Sukhomlinova ,  Bahman Taheri

IPC分类号： C09K19/54 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  H05B33/14

CPC分类号： C09K19/542 ,  C09K2019/546 ,  G02F1/1334 ,  G02F1/1336 ,  G02F2202/32 ,  H01S3/08059 ,  H01S3/094034 ,  H01S3/1686 ,  H01S3/213 ,  H05B33/14

摘要： A light emitting photonic bandgap (PBG) material, and devices uses the same, having (a) a polymer network exhibiting a non-uniform pitch; (b) a small molecule liquid crystal material with a birefringence >0.04; and (c) one or more light emitting dyes having a low triplet state absorption. The light emitting PBG material has a defect-induced density of states enhancing feature at a wavelength that overlaps the emission spectrum of the light emitting dye. Excitation of the light emitting PBG material by a light source causes a directional electromagnetic emission from the light emitting material. The PBG material, and device, are capable of emitting continuous wave laser light as a result of excitation by a low-power incoherent light source.

摘要翻译： 发光光子带隙（PBG）材料和器件使用它们，其具有（a）呈现非均匀间距的聚合物网络; （b）双折射> 0.04的小分子液晶材料; 和（c）一种或多种具有低三重态吸收的发光染料。 发光PBG材料在与发光染料的发射光谱重叠的波长处具有缺陷诱导的状态增强特征密度。 通过光源对发光的PBG材料的激发导致来自发光材料的定向电磁发射。 PBG材料和器件能够通过低功率非相干光源的激发而发射连续波激光。

公开(公告)号：US09303209B2

公开(公告)日：2016-04-05

申请号：US13939848

申请日：2013-07-11

申请人： ALPHAMICRON INCORPORATED

发明人： Antonio Munoz ,  Tamas Kosa ,  Paul Luchette ,  Ludmila Sukhomlinova ,  Bahman Taheri

IPC分类号： C09K19/54 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  H05B33/14 ,  G02F1/1334 ,  H01S3/16 ,  H01S3/08 ,  H01S3/094 ,  H01S3/213

CPC分类号： C09K19/542 ,  C09K2019/546 ,  G02F1/1334 ,  G02F1/1336 ,  G02F2202/32 ,  H01S3/08059 ,  H01S3/094034 ,  H01S3/1686 ,  H01S3/213 ,  H05B33/14

摘要： A light emitting photonic bandgap (PBG) material, and devices uses the same, having (a) a polymer network exhibiting a non-uniform pitch; (b) a small molecule liquid crystal material with a birefringence>0.04; and (c) one or more light emitting dyes having a low triplet state absorption. The light emitting PBG material has a defect-induced density of states enhancing feature at a wavelength that overlaps the emission spectrum of the light emitting dye. Excitation of the light emitting PBG material by a light source causes a directional electromagnetic emission from the light emitting material. The PBG material, and device, are capable of emitting continuous wave laser light as a result of excitation by a low-power incoherent light source.

摘要翻译： 发光光子带隙（PBG）材料和器件使用它们，其具有（a）呈现非均匀间距的聚合物网络; （b）双折射> 0.04的小分子液晶材料; 和（c）一种或多种具有低三重态吸收的发光染料。 发光PBG材料在与发光染料的发射光谱重叠的波长处具有缺陷诱导的状态增强特征密度。 通过光源对发光的PBG材料的激发导致来自发光材料的定向电磁发射。 PBG材料和器件能够通过低功率非相干光源的激发而发射连续波激光。

公开(公告)号：US20160070132A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-10

申请号：US14853121

申请日：2015-09-14

申请人： ALPHAMICRON INCORPORATED

发明人： Pedro Coutino Soto ,  Tim Smith ,  Roy E. Miller ,  Ludmila Sukhomlinova ,  Volodymyr Bodnar ,  Christine Baker ,  Tamas Kosa ,  Bahman Taheri

IPC分类号： G02F1/137 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/00

CPC分类号： G02F1/13725 ,  G02C7/101 ,  G02F1/0045 ,  G02F1/133305 ,  G02F1/13476

摘要： We describe a wide band variable transmission optical device having an electronically active cell comprising a guest-host mixture of a liquid crystal host and a dichroic guest dye material contained between a pair of plastic substrates. The liquid crystal host has an axis orientation that is alterable between a clear state orientation and a dark state orientation and the dichroic guest dye material includes one or more dichroic dyes. The optical device is characterized in that it exhibits a wide absorption band that is greater than 175 nm within a visible wavelength range of 400-700 nm, has a clear state transmission equal to or above 30% and a dark state transmission equal to or below 40%.

摘要翻译： 我们描述了一种具有电子活性电池的宽带可变透射光学装置，其包括液晶主体和包含在一对塑料基板之间的二色客体染料材料的客体混合物。 液晶主体具有在清晰状态取向和暗态取向之间可以改变的轴取向，并且二色性客体染料材料包括一种或多种二色性染料。 该光学装置的特征在于其在400-700nm的可见波长范围内呈现大于175nm的宽吸收带，具有等于或高于30％的透明状态透射和等于或低于 40％。

公开(公告)号：US20150323825A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-12

申请号：US14804409

申请日：2015-07-21

申请人： ALPHAMICRON INCORPORATED

发明人： Bahman Taheri ,  Tamas Kosa ,  Christine Baker ,  Volodymyr Bodnar

IPC分类号： G02F1/137

CPC分类号： G02F1/13762 ,  E06B9/24 ,  E06B9/264 ,  E06B2009/2464 ,  E06B2009/2476 ,  E06B2009/2643 ,  G02F1/13306 ,  G02F1/13725 ,  G02F1/13737 ,  G02F2001/13324 ,  G02F2001/13706 ,  G02F2202/046 ,  G02F2203/48 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H01L31/055 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： A non-polarizer based variable light attenuating device includes a guest-host solution having a liquid crystal host and a guest dichroic dye disposed between first and second conducting layers provided on first and second transparent substrates. The guest-host solution has a low-haze while the guest dye orientation alters between a low light transmitting orientation and a high light transmitting orientation in response to a first voltage supplied to the first and second conducting layers. In response to a second voltage supplied to the first and second conducting layers, the guest-host solution changes to a focal conic light scattering orientation to achieve a high-haze translucent state.

摘要翻译： 非偏振器可变光衰减装置包括具有液晶主机的客体主体溶液和设置在第一和第二透明基板上的第一和第二导电层之间的客体二色性染料。 客体主体溶液具有低雾度，而客体染料取向响应于提供给第一和第二导电层的第一电压而在低透光取向和高透光取向之间改变。 响应于提供给第一和第二导电层的第二电压，客体主体溶液变为焦点锥形光散射取向以实现高雾度半透明状态。

公开(公告)号：US09102652B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-11

申请号：US14215902

申请日：2014-03-17

申请人： AlphaMicron Incorporated

发明人： Ludmila Sukhomlinova ,  Linli Su ,  Tamas Kosa ,  Bahman Taheri

IPC分类号： C07D311/92 ,  C09K19/60 ,  G02B1/04 ,  G02B5/23

CPC分类号： C07D311/92 ,  C09K19/60 ,  G02B1/041 ,  G02B5/23

摘要： A naphthopyran compound represented by the formula B1 and B2 are selected independently from the group consisting of a phenyl, naphthyl, or heterocyclic aromatic group, or may combine to form one or more aromatic rings. B1 and B2 may further include one or more substituents. R3, R4, R5, R6, and R10 are selected independently from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, —Ra, —OH, —ORa, —O—CO—Ra, —CN, —NO2, —SO2Ra, —SORa, —SH, —SRa, —NH2, —NHRa, —NRaRa, or —NRbRc; or wherein R5 and R6 combine to form a cyclic group. Ra may include an alkyl, polycycloalkyl, alkenyl, polyalkenyl, haloalkyl, perhaloalkyl, alkynyl, polyalkynyl, hydroxyalkynyl, polyhydroxyalkynyl; or (C3-20)cycloalkyl group. Rb and Rc may include hydrogen or alkyl groups, or may combine to form a saturated heterocyclic group, or together with an adjacent phenyl group may form a julolidinyl group. R7 is a mesogenic group. And the naphthopyran, which may be referred to as a dichroic-photochromic compound, may be incorporated into an optical article.

摘要翻译： 由式B1和B2表示的萘并吡喃化合物独立地选自苯基，萘基或杂环芳族基团，或者可以结合形成一个或多个芳环。 B1和B2可进一步包括一个或多个取代基。 R3，R4，R5，R6和R10独立地选自氢，卤素，-Ra，-OH，-ORa，-O-CO-Ra，-CN，-NO2，-SO2Ra，-SORa， -SH，-SR a，-NH 2，-NHR a，-NR a R a或-NR b R c; 或其中R 5和R 6结合形成环状基团。 R a可以包括烷基，多环烷基，烯基，聚烯基，卤代烷基，全卤代烷基，炔基，聚炔基，羟基炔基，聚羟基炔基; 或（C 3-20）环烷基。 Rb和Rc可以包括氢或烷基，或者可以结合形成饱和杂环基，或者与相邻的苯基一起可以形成高碘基。 R7是介晶组。 并且可以将称为二色性 - 光致变色化合物的萘并吡喃掺入到光学制品中。