Optical: systems and elements – Optical modulator – Light wave temporal modulation
Patent
1998-09-21
2000-12-05
Epps, Georgia
Optical: systems and elements
Optical modulator
Light wave temporal modulation
359265, 359272, 359274, 359275, G02F 1153
Patent
active
061574805
ABSTRACT:
An improved seal member is provided as a part of an electrochromic device to bond two glass elements together in a spaced-apart relationship. In one embodiment the seal member provides improved adhesion to a reflector/electrode on the third surface of an electrochromic mirror, or to a layer of metal on the second or third surface for an electrochromic light filter. This seal member comprises a mixture of an organic resin sealing system and an adhesion promoter, where the adhesion promotor comprises a first and a second region, where the first region interacts with the reflector/electrode or the metal layer, and a second region that interacts with the organic resin sealing system, and may even chemically react with the organic resin sealing system. In another embodiment the seal member is provided with a coefficient of thermal expansion that is closer to glass than a standard epoxy sealing system.
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Anderson John S.
Ash Kevin L.
Guarr Thomas F.
Tonar William L.
Epps Georgia
Gentex Corporation
Lester Evelyn A.
Rees Brian J.
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