Patents by Inventor Bernard A. G. Eid

Bernard A. G. Eid has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5353148
    Abstract: This invention relates to an electrochromic device comprising a layer (2') of an electrochromic product held between two conducting layers (5',6') each formed on one face of a transparent plate (3',4'), electrodes formed on each of the conducting layers, and a source of direct current for selectively supplying these electrodes with electrical energy. Electrodes (8', 9', 10, 11) are of elongated shape and extend over facing surfaces of the two conducting layers (5',6'), essentially symmetrical with respect to the plane of the electrochromic layer (2').The invention has application to windows in the building industry or the automobile industry (windshields, windows, rear view mirrors, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Bernard A. G. Eid, Jean-Pierre Themont
  • Patent number: 5332530
    Abstract: This invention concerns an electrolytic material in the form of a solid gel for the modulation of light comprising a homogeneous mixture of:(A) at least one organic solvent;(B) at least one salt of an electrodepositable metal;( C ) at least one organic acid; and(D) at least one salt of a non-electrodepositable metal that facilitates the solubilization of metal salt (B);characterized in that it comprises in addition:(E) at least one agent gelling said mixture to a non-flowing, transparent, solid gel state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Bernard A. G. Eid, Pascal J. J. Marque