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：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：US5618390A

公开(公告)日：1997-04-08

申请号：US602392

申请日：1996-02-16

申请人： Phillip C. Yu ,  David L. Backfisch ,  Nada A. O'Brien ,  Bryant P. Hichwa

发明人： Phillip C. Yu ,  David L. Backfisch ,  Nada A. O'Brien ,  Bryant P. Hichwa

IPC分类号： C23C14/08 ,  G02F1/15 ,  C23C14/34 ,  H01B1/08

CPC分类号： G02F1/1527 ,  C23C14/08 ,  Y10T428/29

摘要： A method of depositing a nitrogen-containing electrochromic iridium oxide film by sputtering iridium in an atmosphere comprising oxygen and nitrogen is disclosed for use in producing a transparent electrochromic article. The article includes electroconductive films, e.g., ITO, on two substrates, one of which has a superimposed electrochromic film, e.g., tungsten oxide, and the other of which has superimposed the iridium oxide film of the invention. An ion conductive layer between the electrochromic films completes the article.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种通过在包含氧和氮的气氛中溅射铱来沉积含氮电致变色氧化铱膜的方法，用于制备透明电致变色制品。 该物品在两个基板上包括导电膜，例如ITO，其中一个具有叠加的电致变色膜，例如氧化钨，另一个叠加有本发明的氧化铱膜。 电致变色膜之间的离子传导层完成了制品。

公开(公告)号：US5798860A

公开(公告)日：1998-08-25

申请号：US782992

申请日：1997-01-14

申请人： Phillip C. Yu ,  David L. Backfisch ,  Nada A. O'Brien ,  Bryant P. Hichwa

发明人： Phillip C. Yu ,  David L. Backfisch ,  Nada A. O'Brien ,  Bryant P. Hichwa

IPC分类号： G02F1/153 ,  B32B9/00 ,  C09K9/00 ,  G02F1/15 ,  H01B5/14

CPC分类号： C09K9/00 ,  G02F1/1527

摘要： Describes an electrochromically active iridium oxide film of iridium, oxygen and nitrogen, wherein the ratio of atomic oxygen to iridium is from 3.2:1 to 3.4:1 and the amount of nitrogen in the film is from 11 to 13 atomic percent. Describes also an electrochromic article, e.g., a plastic article such as a plastic lens, in which the aforedescribed iridium oxide film is paired with a cathodically coloring electrochromic film, such as tungsten oxide.

摘要翻译： 描述了铱，氧和氮的电致变色氧化铱膜，其中原子氧与铱的比例为3.2:1至3.4:1，并且膜中氮的量为11至13原子％。 还描述了电致变色制品，例如塑料制品，例如塑料透镜，其中上述氧化铱膜与阴极着色电致变色膜如氧化钨配对。

公开(公告)号：US5520851A

公开(公告)日：1996-05-28

申请号：US337783

申请日：1994-11-14

申请人： Phillip C. Yu ,  David L. Backfisch ,  Nada A. O'Brien ,  Bryant P. Hichwa

发明人： Phillip C. Yu ,  David L. Backfisch ,  Nada A. O'Brien ,  Bryant P. Hichwa

IPC分类号： C23C14/08 ,  G02F1/15 ,  H01B1/00 ,  H01B1/06 ,  H01B1/08

CPC分类号： G02F1/1527 ,  C23C14/08 ,  Y10T428/29

摘要： A method of depositing a nitrogen-containing electrochromic iridium oxide film by sputtering iridium in an atmosphere comprising oxygen and nitrogen is disclosed for use in producing a transparent electrochromic article. The article includes electroconductive films, e.g., ITO, on two substrates, one of which has a superimposed electrochromic film, e.g., tungsten oxide, and the other of which has superimposed the iridium oxide film of the invention. An ion conductive layer between the electrochromic films completes the article.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种通过在包含氧和氮的气氛中溅射铱来沉积含氮电致变色氧化铱膜的方法，用于制备透明电致变色制品。 该物品在两个基板上包括导电膜，例如ITO，其中一个具有叠加的电致变色膜，例如氧化钨，另一个叠加有本发明的氧化铱膜。 电致变色膜之间的离子传导层完成了制品。

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：US07999895B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-16

申请号：US12497246

申请日：2009-07-02

申请人： Kim Leong Tan ,  Nada A. O'Brien

发明人： Kim Leong Tan ,  Nada A. O'Brien

IPC分类号： G02F1/13363

CPC分类号： G02F1/133632 ,  G02F1/136277 ,  G02F2001/133638

摘要： A contrast compensator for improving the panel contrast of liquid crystal (LC) microdisplays having a high-order waveplate configured as an O-plate and supporting a thin film transistor layer is provided. The contrast compensator includes a counter high-order waveplate configured as an O-plate, which has a birefringence opposite in sign to a birefringence of the thin film transistor substrate.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于改善具有配置为O板的高阶波片并支撑薄膜晶体管层的液晶（LC）微显示器的面板对比度的对比度补偿器。 对比度补偿器包括配置为O板的计数器高阶波片，其具有与薄膜晶体管基板的双折射相符的双折射。

公开(公告)号：US20100026945A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-04

申请号：US12497246

申请日：2009-07-02

申请人： Kim Leong TAN ,  Nada A. O'Brien

发明人： Kim Leong TAN ,  Nada A. O'Brien

IPC分类号： G02F1/13363

CPC分类号： G02F1/133632 ,  G02F1/136277 ,  G02F2001/133638

摘要： A contrast compensator for improving the panel contrast of liquid crystal (LC) microdisplays having a high-order waveplate configured as an O-plate and supporting a thin film transistor layer is provided. The contrast compensator includes a counter high-order waveplate configured as an O-plate, which has a birefringence opposite in sign to a birefringence of the thin film transistor substrate.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于改善具有配置为O板的高阶波片并支撑薄膜晶体管层的液晶（LC）微显示器的面板对比度的对比度补偿器。 对比度补偿器包括配置为O板的计数器高阶波片，其具有与薄膜晶体管基板的双折射相符的双折射。

公开(公告)号：US20140131578A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-15

申请号：US14079280

申请日：2013-11-13

申请人： Curtis R. Hruska ,  Charles A. Hulse ,  Brett J. Bryars ,  Marc K. Von Gunten ,  Christopher G. Pederson ,  Nada A. O'Brien ,  Jerry Zieba

发明人： Curtis R. Hruska ,  Charles A. Hulse ,  Brett J. Bryars ,  Marc K. Von Gunten ,  Christopher G. Pederson ,  Nada A. O'Brien ,  Jerry Zieba

IPC分类号： G01N21/35

CPC分类号： G01N21/35 ,  G01J3/0205 ,  G01J3/0272 ,  G01J3/10 ,  G01J3/26 ,  G01J3/42 ,  G01J5/08 ,  G01J2003/1234 ,  G01N21/359 ,  G01N2201/0221 ,  G01N2201/061 ,  G01N2201/068

摘要： A portable spectrometer device includes an illumination source for directing at a sample, and a tapered light pipe (TLP) for capturing light interacting with the sample at a first focal ratio and for delivering the light at a second focal ratio lower than the first focal ratio. A linearly variable filter (LVF) separates the captured light into a spectrum of constituent wavelength signals; and a detector array, including a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels disposed to receive at least a portion of a plurality of the constituent wavelength signals provides a power reading for each constituent wavelength. Preferably, the TLP is lensed at one end, and recessed in a protective boot with stepped inner walls. The gap between the TLP and LVF is minimized to further enhance resolution and robustness.

摘要翻译： 便携式光谱仪装置包括用于引导样品的照明源和用于以第一焦距比捕获与样品相互作用的光的锥形光管（TLP），并且以比第一焦距比低的第二焦距传送光 。 线性可变滤波器（LVF）将捕获的光分离成波长信号的频谱; 以及包括多个像素的检测器阵列，所述多个像素中的每一个被设置为接收多个所述组成波长信号的至少一部分，为每个构成波长提供功率读数。 优选地，TLP在一端镜片，并且凹陷在具有阶梯状内壁的保护靴中。 TLP和LVF之间的差距被最小化以进一步提高分辨率和鲁棒性。