Patents by Inventor Dave Thieste

Dave Thieste 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).

  • Near infrared-absorbing electrochromic compounds and devices comprising same
    Patent number: 6193912
    Abstract: Electrochromic compounds capable of reversibly attenuating the transmittance of the near infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum are provided. These compounds exhibit an energy difference between the singly occupied molecular orbital (SOMO) energy and the highest doubly occupied molecular orbital (HDOMO) energy (ESOMO−EHDOMO) of less than about 3.6 eV. In addition, these compounds have a transition moment of the configuration made up of the HDOMO and SOMO that is “long axis polarized”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Dave Thieste, Harlan J. Byker, Kelvin Baumann, Ramanujan Srinivasa