Patents by Inventor Gregory M. Sottile

Gregory M. Sottile 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).

  • Method and device for protecting objects from degradation by light with suspended particle device light valves
    Patent number: 9417471
    Abstract: A display device comprising a Suspended Particle Device film or other material for controlling the amount of illumination transmitted to an object from one or more light sources to protect the object from degradation by light is described. The display is capable of being dark when the object is not being viewed and being highly transmissive when the object is to be viewed. If desired, the display device may be controlled so as to provide a substantially constant amount of illumination when the object is viewed or intended to be viewed. A method of protecting an object using the display device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Robert L. Saxe, Steven M. Slovak, Seth Van Voorhees, Gregory M. Sottile, Dongyan Wang
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROTECTING OBJECTS FROM DEGRADATION BY LIGHT WITH SUSPENDED PARTICLE DEVICE LIGHT VALVES
    Publication number: 20140320950
    Abstract: A display device comprising a Suspended Particle Device film or other material for controlling the amount of illumination transmitted to an object from one or more light sources to protect the object from degradation by light is described. The display is capable of being dark when the object is not being viewed and being highly transmissive when the object is to be viewed. If desired, the display device may be controlled so as to provide a substantially constant amount of illumination when the object is viewed or intended to be viewed. A method of protecting an object using the display device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Robert L. Saxe, Steven M. Slovak, Seth Van Voorhees, Gregory M. Sottile, Dongyan Wang