公开(公告)号：US06625378B2

公开(公告)日：2003-09-23

申请号：US09972023

申请日：2001-10-05

申请人： Nada A. O'Brien ,  J. Gordon H. Mathew ,  Michael J. Cumbo ,  Bryant P. Hichwa ,  Robert W. Adair

发明人： Nada A. O'Brien ,  J. Gordon H. Mathew ,  Michael J. Cumbo ,  Bryant P. Hichwa ,  Robert W. Adair

IPC分类号： G02B632

CPC分类号： G02B6/266 ,  G02F1/157 ,  G02F2201/02 ,  G02F2203/02 ,  G02F2203/48

摘要： A variable optical attenuator device is provided for modulating an optical signal. The attenuator device includes a variable attenuation assembly with an electrochromic structure interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode. The electrochromic structure is configured to reversibly change its optical characteristics from a bleached off state to a colored active state under the influence of an electrical potential applied to the first and second electrodes to thereby modulate the optical signal. The optical attenuator device includes at least one lens attached to the variable attenuation assembly. The lens cooperates with the variable attenuation assembly to direct the optical signal towards the electrochromic structure. Waveguides such as optical fibers define ports at the outer endface of the lens for the optical signal.

公开(公告)号：US5959762A

公开(公告)日：1999-09-28

申请号：US965000

申请日：1997-11-05

申请人： Steven P. Bandettini ,  Lindsey Brown ,  Bryant P. Hichwa ,  Michael J. Cumbo ,  J. Gordon H. Mathew ,  Nada A. O'Brien

发明人： Steven P. Bandettini ,  Lindsey Brown ,  Bryant P. Hichwa ,  Michael J. Cumbo ,  J. Gordon H. Mathew ,  Nada A. O'Brien

IPC分类号： G02B1/11 ,  G02B5/23 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/153 ,  G02F1/155 ,  G02F1/157 ,  H01J29/89 ,  G02F1/15 ,  H04N5/72

CPC分类号： G02F1/1533 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G02B5/23 ,  G02F1/133502 ,  G02F1/157 ,  H01J29/896 ,  G02F1/155 ,  H01J2229/8901 ,  H01J2229/8926

摘要： A flexible panel is provided that is easily and conformingly applied to a curved display screen of a VDU to afford, in a lightweight manner, variably adjustable contrast enhancement of the VDU while simultaneously providing a decrease in the amount of ambient light reflected from the curved display screen. The flexible panel is a glass microsheet layered, on one side thereof, with an antireflection coating and, on the other side, with an electrochromic device. The electrochrmic device allows for variable adjustment of the contrast of the VDU as a function of the voltage applied across the electrochromic device. The flexible glass microsheet dually possesses the advantages of conventional rigid glass panels, such as excellent optical performance, high durability, capability of being coated with various optical coatings under extreme temperature, pressure and chemical conditions and the additional benfeit of physical flexibility. This flexibility allows for easy application to variously sized and shaped curved VDU display screens. The electrochromic device is a six-layered structure deposited, in order from the layer adjacent the panel: a 1 quarter wavelength (QW) alumina layer; a first indium-tin-oxide (ITO) layer; a tungsten trioxide (WO.sub.3) layer; a tantalum pentoxide (Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5) layer; a nickel-oxide (NiO) layer; and a second indium-tin-oxide (ITO) layer.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种灵活的面板，其容易且顺应地应用于VDU的弯曲显示屏，以轻便的方式提供VDU的可变的对比度增强，同时提供从弯曲显示器反射的环境光的量的减少 屏幕。 柔性面板是玻璃微片，其一侧上具有抗反射涂层，另一侧层叠有电致变色装置。 电磁装置允许根据施加在电致变色装置上的电压的函数可变地调整VDU的对比度。 柔性玻璃微片具有传统刚性玻璃面板的优点，例如优异的光学性能，高耐久性，在极端温度，压力和化学条件下涂覆各种光学涂层的能力以及额外的物理柔性。 这种灵活性允许轻松应用于各种尺寸和形状的弯曲VDU显示屏幕。 电致变色器件是从邻近面板的层顺序淀积的六层结构：四分之一波长（QW）氧化铝层; 第一铟锡氧化物（ITO）层; 三氧化钨（WO3）层; 五氧化二钽（Ta2O5）层; 氧化镍（NiO）层; 和第二铟锡氧化物（ITO）层。

公开(公告)号：US5724175A

公开(公告)日：1998-03-03

申请号：US735431

申请日：1997-01-02

申请人： Bryant P. Hichwa ,  Richard A. Bradley, Jr. ,  Steven P. Sapers ,  Michael J. Cumbo ,  J. Gordon H. Mathew

发明人： Bryant P. Hichwa ,  Richard A. Bradley, Jr. ,  Steven P. Sapers ,  Michael J. Cumbo ,  J. Gordon H. Mathew

IPC分类号： G02F1/15 ,  G02F1/153 ,  G02F1/155

CPC分类号： G02F1/1533 ,  G02F1/155

摘要： The present invention is directed to method for manufacturing electrochromic devices using laser ablation techniques. More specifically, the present invention uses laser ablation to provide a simple, noncontact method of patterning electrochromic devices to a controlled depth, to form an electrochromically active area. Furthermore, laser patterning is conducive to the formation of multiple electrochromic devices on a single substrate.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及使用激光烧蚀技术制造电致变色器件的方法。 更具体地，本发明使用激光烧蚀来提供将电致变色器件图案化为受控深度的简单的非接触方法，以形成电致变色区域。 此外，激光图案化有助于在单个基板上形成多个电致变色器件。

公开(公告)号：US06204953B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-20

申请号：US09434037

申请日：1999-11-04

申请人： Jerry Zieba ,  Curtis Ross Hruska ,  Steven P. Sapers ,  Michael J. Cumbo ,  Nada A. O'Brien

发明人： Jerry Zieba ,  Curtis Ross Hruska ,  Steven P. Sapers ,  Michael J. Cumbo ,  Nada A. O'Brien

IPC分类号： G02F115

CPC分类号： G02F1/161 ,  G02F1/153 ,  G02F2001/1536 ,  Y10T428/31504 ,  Y10T428/31507 ,  Y10T428/31721

摘要： Polymeric coating materials used to protect electrochromic devices from environmental and mechanical damage are provided. The protective polymeric coating materials are physically, chemically and optically compatible with the electrochromic cell layers of electrochromic devices. The polymeric coating materials are polymers having generic polymer back-bones selected from the group of polyimides, polybenzimidazoles, polybenzothiazoles, polybenzoxazoles, poly(phenylene ethers), polyquinolines, polycarbonates, and polysulfones.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于保护电致变色器件免受环境和机械损伤的聚合物涂层材料。 保护性聚合物涂层材料在物理，化学和光学上与电致变色器件的电致变色元件层相容。 聚合物涂层材料是具有选自聚酰亚胺，聚苯并咪唑，聚苯并噻唑，聚苯并恶唑，聚（亚苯基醚），聚喹啉，聚碳酸酯和聚砜的通用聚合物背骨的聚合物。

公开(公告)号：US5995271A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-30

申请号：US946604

申请日：1997-10-07

申请人： Jerry Zieba ,  Curtis Ross Hruska ,  Steven P. Sapers ,  Michael J. Cumbo ,  Nada A. O'Brien

发明人： Jerry Zieba ,  Curtis Ross Hruska ,  Steven P. Sapers ,  Michael J. Cumbo ,  Nada A. O'Brien

IPC分类号： G02F1/153 ,  G02F1/161 ,  G02F1/15

CPC分类号： G02F1/161 ,  G02F1/153 ,  G02F2001/1536 ,  Y10T428/31504 ,  Y10T428/31507 ,  Y10T428/31721

摘要： The present invention is directed to a polymeric coating material used to protect electrochromic devices from environmental and mechanical damage. The protective polymeric coating material in the present invention are physically, chemically and optically compatible with the electrochromic cell layers. The polymeric coating materials in the present invention are polymers having generic polymer back-bones selected from the group consisting of polyimides, polybenzimidazoles, polybenzothiazoles, polybenzoxazoles, poly(phenylene ethers), polyquinolines, polycarbonates and polysulfones.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于保护电致变色装置免受环境和机械损伤的聚合物涂层材料。 本发明中的保护性聚合物涂层材料在物理，化学和光学上与电致变色细胞层相容。 本发明中的聚合物涂层材料是具有选自聚酰亚胺，聚苯并咪唑，聚苯并噻唑，聚苯并恶唑，聚（亚苯基醚），聚喹啉，聚碳酸酯和聚砜的通用聚合物背骨的聚合物。

公开(公告)号：US20090323740A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-31

申请号：US12259176

申请日：2008-10-27

申请人： Andrew D. Stadler ,  David Goldman ,  Mark Farley ,  Michael M. Mielke ,  Kyungbum Kim ,  Laurent Vaissié ,  Robert G. Waarts ,  Michael J. Cumbo

发明人： Andrew D. Stadler ,  David Goldman ,  Mark Farley ,  Michael M. Mielke ,  Kyungbum Kim ,  Laurent Vaissié ,  Robert G. Waarts ,  Michael J. Cumbo

IPC分类号： H01S3/10

CPC分类号： H01S3/0057 ,  G02B6/2706 ,  G02B6/2931 ,  G02B6/2932 ,  H01S3/083 ,  H01S3/235

摘要： A method of controlling an ultra-short pulse system is described comprising controlling an optical power within the ultra-short pulse system and control-system controlling a width of an optical pulse. In some embodiments, the method also comprises tuning a compressor by controlling a number of passes of the optical pulse through a Bragg grating to control the width of the optical pulse output from the compressor. In other embodiments, the method may comprise tuning a multi-pass stretcher by controlling a number of passes of the optical pulse through a loop of the multi-pass stretcher to control the width of the optical pulse output from the multi-pass stretcher. A method of controlling an ultra-short pulse system may also comprise accessing a control system from a remotely located command station, communicating status information from the control system to the command station, and communicating information from the command station to the control system.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种控制超短脉冲系统的方法，包括控制超短脉冲系统内的光功率和控制光脉冲宽度的控制系统。 在一些实施例中，该方法还包括通过控制通过布拉格光栅的光脉冲的通过次数来调节压缩器，以控制从压缩机输出的光脉冲的宽度。 在其他实施例中，该方法可以包括通过控制多通道担架的环路来控制光脉冲的通过次数来调整多通道担架，以控制从多通道担架输出的光脉冲的宽度。 控制超短脉冲系统的方法还可以包括从远程定位的命令站访问控制系统，将状态信息从控制系统传送到命令站，以及将信息从命令站传送到控制系统。

公开(公告)号：US06261641B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-17

申请号：US09433441

申请日：1999-11-04

申请人： Jerry Zieba ,  Curtis Ross Hruska ,  Steven P. Sapers ,  Michael J. Cumbo ,  Nada O. O'Brien

发明人： Jerry Zieba ,  Curtis Ross Hruska ,  Steven P. Sapers ,  Michael J. Cumbo ,  Nada O. O'Brien

IPC分类号： B05D506

CPC分类号： G02F1/161 ,  G02F1/153 ,  G02F2001/1536 ,  Y10T428/31504 ,  Y10T428/31507 ,  Y10T428/31721

摘要： Polymeric coating materials used to protect electrochromic devices from environmental and mechanical damage arc provided. The protective polymeric coating materials are physically, chemically and optically compatible with the electrochromic cell layers of electrochromic devices. The polymeric coating materials are polymers having generic polymer back-bones selected from the group of polyimides, polybenzimidazoles, polybenzothiazoles, polybenzoxazoles, poly(phenylene ethers), polyquinolines, polycarbonates, and polysulfones.

摘要翻译： 提供用于保护电致变色器件免受环境和机械损伤的聚合物涂层材料。 保护性聚合物涂层材料在物理，化学和光学上与电致变色器件的电致变色元件层相容。 聚合物涂层材料是具有选自聚酰亚胺，聚苯并咪唑，聚苯并噻唑，聚苯并恶唑，聚（亚苯基醚），聚喹啉，聚碳酸酯和聚砜的通用聚合物背骨的聚合物。

公开(公告)号：US5729323A

公开(公告)日：1998-03-17

申请号：US283009

申请日：1994-07-29

申请人： Amy J. Arden ,  Michael J. Cumbo

发明人： Amy J. Arden ,  Michael J. Cumbo

IPC分类号： C03C17/34 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G02C7/10 ,  G02B1/10

CPC分类号： C03C17/3452 ,  C03C17/3423 ,  G02C7/10 ,  G02C2202/16

摘要： A sunglass lens having improved anti-reflection and transmittance comprises a lens-shaped substrate and a coating formed on the concave surface of the lens. The first layer deposited adjacent to the concave surface of the lens comprises a titanium suboxide material, the second layer comprises a material having a high refractive index, and the third layer comprises a material having a low refractive index.

摘要翻译： 具有改善的抗反射和透射率的太阳眼镜透镜包括透镜状基板和形成在透镜凹面上的涂层。 沉积在透镜的凹表面附近的第一层包括低氧化钛材料，第二层包括具有高折射率的材料，第三层包括具有低折射率的材料。

公开(公告)号：US6084705A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-04

申请号：US2456

申请日：1998-01-02

申请人： Jaroslaw Zieba ,  James W. Seeser ,  Michael J. Cumbo ,  William T. Beauchamp ,  Robert T. Scanlon ,  Curtis R. Hruska

发明人： Jaroslaw Zieba ,  James W. Seeser ,  Michael J. Cumbo ,  William T. Beauchamp ,  Robert T. Scanlon ,  Curtis R. Hruska

IPC分类号： G02B5/20 ,  G02B5/22 ,  G02B5/26 ,  G09F9/313 ,  H01J11/10 ,  H01J11/44 ,  H01J17/04 ,  H01J17/49

CPC分类号： H01J11/44 ,  B32B17/10036 ,  B32B17/10174 ,  B32B17/10339 ,  B32B17/10788 ,  G02B5/208 ,  H01J11/10 ,  H01J2229/8636

摘要： The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for enhancing the performance of visual display units which utilize plasma display panels. More specifically, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for providing an electrical noise suppressing/chromaticity enhancing accessory device for positioning in front of the viewing surface of a plasma display panel. In its most basic embodiment, the accessory device of the present invention comprises a first and a second rigid substrate laminated together by a laminating layer; an optically selective coating providing high photopic transmittance, continuous high electrical conductivity for RFI shielding, and reflectivity specifically within the near-IR region that is mechanically protected by being sandwiched between one rigid substrate and the laminating layer; and, a multiple-dye coating for selectively absorbing IR energy emissions and selectively balancing the chromaticity of the PDP display. The combination of the IR absorption and color-correction due to the multiple-dye coating and the near-IR reflectivity due to the optically selective coating surprisingly results in very good suppression of IR emissions from the PDP within the spectral range of about 800 to about 2500 nm and chromaticity enhancement while simultaneously maintaining good photopic transmittance.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于增强使用等离子体显示面板的视觉显示单元的性能的方法和装置。 更具体地，本发明提供了用于提供用于定位在等离子体显示面板的观察表面前方的电噪声抑制/色度增强附件装置的方法和装置。 在其最基本的实施例中，本发明的附件装置包括通过层压层层叠在一起的第一和第二刚性基板; 提供高的透光率的光学选择性涂层，用于RFI屏蔽的连续高导电性，以及特别在靠近IR区域内的反射率，其通过夹在一个刚性基板和层压层之间机械地保护; 以及用于选择性吸收IR能量排放并选择性平衡PDP显示器的色度的多染料涂层。 由于多染色涂层的IR吸收和颜色校正以及由于光学选择性涂层引起的近红外反射率的组合令人惊奇地导致在约800至约约的光谱范围内非常好地抑制来自PDP的IR发射 2500 nm和色度增强，同时保持良好的透光率。

公开(公告)号：US6067188A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-23

申请号：US311510

申请日：1999-05-13

申请人： Jaroslaw Zieba ,  James W. Seeser ,  Michael J. Cumbo ,  William T. Beauchamp ,  Robert T. Scanlon ,  Curtis R. Hruska

发明人： Jaroslaw Zieba ,  James W. Seeser ,  Michael J. Cumbo ,  William T. Beauchamp ,  Robert T. Scanlon ,  Curtis R. Hruska

IPC分类号： G02B5/20 ,  G02B5/22 ,  G02B5/26 ,  G09F9/313 ,  H01J11/10 ,  H01J11/44 ,  G02B17/00 ,  H10J17/04 ,  H10J17/49

CPC分类号： H01J11/44 ,  B32B17/10036 ,  B32B17/10174 ,  B32B17/10339 ,  B32B17/10788 ,  G02B5/208 ,  H01J11/10 ,  H01J2229/8636

摘要： The present invention is directed to apparatus for enhancing the performance of visual display units which utilize plasma display panels. More specifically, the present invention provides apparatus for providing an electrical noise suppressing/chromaticity enhancing accessory device for positioning in front of the viewing surface of a plasma display panel (PDP). In its most basic embodiment, the accessory device of the present invention comprises an optically selective coating providing high photopic transmittance, continuous high electrical conductivity for RFI shielding, and reflectivity specifically within the near-IR region. It also preferably includes a multiple-dye coating for selectively absorbing IR energy emissions and selectively balancing the chromaticity of the PDP display and a plastic substrate layer to provide impact resistance. The combination of the IR absorption and color-correction due to the multiple-dye coating and the near-IR reflectivity due to the optically selective coating surprisingly results in very good suppression of IR emissions from the PDP within the spectral range of about 800 to about 2500 nm and chromaticity enhancement while simultaneously maintaining good photopic transmittance.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于增强利用等离子体显示面板的视觉显示单元的性能的装置。 更具体地，本发明提供了一种用于提供用于定位在等离子体显示面板（PDP）的观察表面前方的电噪声抑制/色度增强附件装置的装置。 在其最基本的实施方案中，本发明的附件装置包括提供高的透光率的光学选择性涂层，用于RFI屏蔽的连续高电导率和特别在近IR区域内的反射率。 它还优选包括用于选择性吸收IR能量排放并选择性地平衡PDP显示器和塑料基底层的色度以提供耐冲击性的多染料涂层。 由于多染色涂层的IR吸收和颜色校正以及由于光学选择性涂层引起的近红外反射率的组合令人惊奇地导致在约800至约约的光谱范围内非常好地抑制来自PDP的IR发射 2500 nm和色度增强，同时保持良好的透光率。