Patents Assigned to View, Inc.
  • Counter electrode for electrochromic devices
    Patent number: 11409177
    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to electrochromic stacks, electrochromic devices, and methods and apparatus for making such stacks and devices. In various embodiments, an anodically coloring layer in an electrochromic stack or device is fabricated to include nickel tungsten tantalum oxide (NiWTaO). This material is particularly beneficial in that it is very transparent in its clear state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Dane Gillaspie, Sridhar K. Kailasam, Robert T. Rozbicki
  • Connectors for smart windows
    Patent number: 11408223
    Abstract: This disclosure provides connectors for smart windows. A smart window may incorporate an optically switchable pane. In one aspect, a window unit includes an insulated glass unit including an optically switchable pane. A wire assembly may be attached to the edge of the insulated glass unit and may include wires in electrical communication with electrodes of the optically switchable pane. A floating connector may be attached to a distal end of the wire assembly. The floating connector may include a flange and a nose, with two holes in the flange for affixing the floating connector to a first frame. The nose may include a terminal face that present two exposed contacts of opposite polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Clark Brown
  • COMBI-SENSOR SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20220244098
    Abstract: Certain aspects pertain to a combination sensor comprising a set of physical sensors facing different directions proximate a structure, and configured to measure solar radiation in different directions. The combination sensor also comprises a virtual facade-aligned sensor configured to determine a combi-sensor value at a facade of the structure based on solar radiation readings from the set of physical sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Erich R. Klawuhn, Douglas S. Silkwood, Jason Zedlitz, Stephen C. Brown, Dhairya Shrivastava
  • THIN-FILM DEVICES AND FABRICATION
    Publication number: 20220241893
    Abstract: Thin-film devices, for example electrochromic devices for windows, and methods of manufacturing are described. Particular focus is given to methods of patterning optical devices. Various edge deletion and isolation scribes are performed, for example, to ensure the optical device has appropriate isolation from any edge defects. Methods described herein apply to any thin-film device having one or more material layers sandwiched between two thin film electrical conductor layers. The described methods create novel optical device configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhishek Anant Dixit, Todd William Martin, Anshu A. Pradhan, Fabian Strong, Robert T. Rozbicki
  • CONTROLLERS FOR OPTICALLY-SWITCHABLE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20220244608
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to optically-switchable devices, and more particularly, to systems, apparatus, and methods for controlling optically-switchable devices. In some implementations, an apparatus for controlling one or more optically-switchable devices includes a processing unit, a voltage regulator and a polarity switch. The processing unit can generate: a command voltage signal based on a target optical state of an optically-switchable device, and a polarity control signal. The voltage regulator can receive power at a first voltage and increase or decrease a magnitude of the first voltage based on the command voltage signal to provide a DC voltage signal at a regulated voltage. A polarity switch can receive the DC voltage signal at the regulated voltage to maintain or reverse a polarity of the DC voltage signal based on the polarity control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Clark Brown, Dhairya Shrivastava
  • Applications for controlling optically switchable devices
    Patent number: 11405465
    Abstract: Software applications are used for controlling the optical state of one or more optically switchable windows or other optical products installed in a structure such as building. The applications permit users to send and/or receive data and/or commands for controlling the switchable optical products. In some embodiments, the applications provide an interface with a window network controller, which directly or indirectly controls windows in a structure. Relevant processing involving the application may include user authentication, commissioning, adaptive control, and decisions on whether to permit an action or change requested by a user. In some embodiments, the application allows users to directly control the tint state of one or more tintable windows. In some embodiments, the application allows users to change a rule or property associated with controlling a switchable optical product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Dhairya Shrivastava, Todd Marques, Stephen Clark Brown
  • Trunk line window controllers
    Patent number: 11384596
    Abstract: A trunk line for providing a communication path to a network of optically switchable windows is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Dhairya Shrivastava, Sonny Jurgen Ducote, Kevin Kazuo Kaneshiro, Thomas Lee Harrell, Scott Michael Schmidt, Jacob Voth
  • CONNECTORS FOR SMART WINDOWS
    Publication number: 20220214575
    Abstract: This disclosure provides connectors for smart windows. A smart window may incorporate an optically switchable pane. In one aspect, a window unit includes an insulated glass unit including an optically switchable pane. A wire assembly may be attached to the edge of the insulated glass unit and may include wires in electrical communication with electrodes of the optically switchable pane. A floating connector may be attached to a distal end of the wire assembly. The floating connector may include a flange and a nose, with two holes in the flange for affixing the floating connector to a first frame. The nose may include a terminal face that present two exposed contacts of opposite polarity. Pre-wired spacers improve fabrication efficiency and seal integrity of insulated glass units. Electrical connection systems include those embedded in the secondary seal of the insulated glass unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Mullins, Trevor Frank, Jason Satern, Travis D. Wilbur, Mark Sawyer
  • CONTROL METHOD FOR TINTABLE WINDOWS
    Publication number: 20220214592
    Abstract: Methods of controlling tint of a tintable window to account for occupant comfort in a room of a building. Some methods include receiving weather feed data from one or more weather services (or other data sources) over a communication network, determining a weather condition based on the weather feed data, and determining a tint level for the tintable window based on the weather condition and based on whether a current time is within a time delay period at sunrise or sunset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Clark Brown, Jason Zedlitz
  • Counter electrode for electrochromic devices
    Patent number: 11370699
    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to electrochromic stacks, electrochromic devices, and methods and apparatus for making such stacks and devices. In various embodiments, an anodically coloring layer in an electrochromic stack or device is fabricated to include a heterogeneous structure, for example a heterogeneous composition and/or morphology. Such heterogeneous anodically coloring layers can be used to better tune the properties of a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Dane Gillaspie, Sridhar K. Kailasam, Robert T. Rozbicki
  • MULTI-ZONE EC WINDOWS
    Publication number: 20220195791
    Abstract: Thin-film devices, for example, multi-zone electrochromic windows, and methods of manufacturing are described. In certain cases, a multi-zone electrochromic window comprises a monolithic EC device on a transparent substrate and two or more tinting zones, wherein the tinting zones are configured for independent operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Dhairya Shrivastava, Robin Friedman, Vinod Khosla, Rao Mulpuri
  • MULTI-ZONE EC WINDOWS
    Publication number: 20220195792
    Abstract: Thin-film devices, for example, multi-zone electrochromic windows, and methods of manufacturing are described. In certain cases, a multi-zone electrochromic window comprises a monolithic EC device on a transparent substrate and two or more tinting zones, wherein the tinting zones are configured for independent operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Dhairya Shrivastava, Robin Friedman, Vinod Khosla, Rao P. Mulpuri
  • Connectors for smart windows
    Patent number: 11352834
    Abstract: This disclosure provides connectors for smart windows. A smart window may incorporate an optically switchable pane. In one aspect, a window unit includes an insulated glass unit including an optically switchable pane. A wire assembly may be attached to the edge of the insulated glass unit and may include wires in electrical communication with electrodes of the optically switchable pane. A floating connector may be attached to a distal end of the wire assembly. The floating connector may include a flange and a nose, with two holes in the flange for affixing the floating connector to a first frame. The nose may include a terminal face that present two exposed contacts of opposite polarity. Pre-wired spacers improve fabrication efficiency and seal integrity of insulated glass units. Electrical connection systems include those embedded in the secondary seal of the insulated glass unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen C. Brown, Mark A. Collins, Travis D. Wilbur, Alexander Rumer, Dennis Mullins
  • Combi-sensor systems
    Patent number: 11346710
    Abstract: Certain aspects pertain to a combination sensor comprising a set of physical sensors facing different directions proximate a structure, and configured to measure solar radiation in different directions. The combination sensor also comprises a virtual facade-aligned sensor configured to determine a combi-sensor value at a facade of the structure based on solar radiation readings from the set of physical sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: VIEW, INC.
    Inventors: Erich R. Klawuhn, Douglas S. Silkwood, Jason Zedlitz, Stephen C. Brown, Dhairya Shrivastava
  • MULTI-SENSOR
    Publication number: 20220163385
    Abstract: Various implementations relate generally to multi-sensor devices. Some implementations more particularly relate to a multi-sensor device including a ring of radially-oriented photosensors. Some implementations more particularly relate to a multi-sensor device that is orientation-independent with respect to a central axis of the ring. Some implementations of the multi-sensor devices described herein further include one or more additional sensors. For example, some implementations include an axially-directed photosensor. Some implementations also can include one or more temperature sensors configured to sense an exterior temperature, for example, an ambient temperature of an outdoors environment around the multi-sensor. Additionally or alternatively, some implementations include one or more of an infrared sensor or infrared sensors, a cellular communication circuit, and a GPS module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Clark Brown, Dhairya Shrivastava, Jason Zedlitz, Trevor Frank, Jue Wang, Alexander Rumer, Dennis Mullins, Kevin Kazuo Kaneshiro
  • Wirelessly powered and powering electrochromic windows
    Patent number: 11342791
    Abstract: Electrochromic windows powered by wireless power transmission and powering other devices by wireless power transmission are described along with wireless power transmission networks that incorporate these electrochromic windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. Rozbicki, Dhairya Shrivastava, Erich R. Klawuhn, Stephen Clark Brown, Yuyang Ying
  • Electrochromic devices on non-rectangular shapes
    Patent number: 11333948
    Abstract: Bus bar configurations and fabrication methods for non-rectangular shaped (e.g., triangular, trapezoidal, circular, pentagonal, hexagonal, arched, etc.) optical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhishek Anant Dixit, Todd Martin, Anshu A. Pradhan, Gordon Jack, Yashraj Bhatnagar
  • Flush-mount faceplate
    Patent number: D953844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Rao Mulpuri, Nitesh Trikha, Nayana Ghantiwala, Jue Wang, Anurag Gupta, Christopher La Fontaine Whittall, Jonathan Ambat Corpuz, Timothy Scott Hibbard
  • Mullion cover
    Patent number: D951889
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Rao Mulpuri, Nitesh Trikha, Nayana Ghantiwala, Jue Wang, Anurag Gupta, Christopher La Fontaine Whittall, Jonathan Ambat Corpuz, Timothy Scott Hibbard
  • Transceiver tag
    Patent number: D954820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed Mustafa, Erik J. Christensen, Himay Rashmikant Shukla, Jue Wang, Sajith Kamalnath Gopinathanasari, Aditya Dayal, Nitesh Trikha