Patents by Inventor Robert Domenico Giglia

Robert Domenico Giglia 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).

  • Faster addressing of electrochromic displays
    Patent number: 4099839
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrochromic data display and imaging device which may be formed by sandwich arrangement of an imaging area and a counter-electrode area with a suitable ion-conducting layer between, having a line of a plurality of alpha-numeric characters, and circuit means for improving the addressing speed of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1978
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventor: Robert Domenico Giglia
  • Segmented electrochromic display general
    Patent number: 4076386
    Abstract: Disclosed is a segmented electrochromic display and imaging device which provides for the operation of separate discrete display segments within a unitary structure formed by sandwich arrangement of imaging elements, a common counter-electrode and a common electrolyte layer. The device can be used for animated pictorial information and alpha numeric information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1978
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventor: Robert Domenico Giglia
  • Electrochromic device having an electrolyte contained in a solid porous insulating layer
    Patent number: 4021100
    Abstract: An electrochromic data display and light modulating device which may be formed by sandwich arrangement of the imaging or light modulating layer and the counter-electrode layer, with a suitable porous insulating layer between, and an electrolyte permeating the porous insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1977
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventor: Robert Domenico Giglia
  • Edge lighted electrochromic displays
    Patent number: 3998525
    Abstract: An electrochromic data display and imaging device which may be formed by sandwich arrangement of the imaging area and the counter-electrode area, with a suitable ion-conductive layer between, having means to illuminate the imaging area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1976
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventor: Robert Domenico Giglia
  • Simple, bonded graphite counter electrode for EC devices
    Patent number: 3978007
    Abstract: Method for forming a counter-electrode or imaging area in an electro-optical data display and imaging device, and the electrode and imaging areas formed. An electrochromic data display and imaging device may be formed by sandwich arrangement of the imaging area, the counter-electrode area with a suitable layer between. The device exhibits superior electrochromic reversability and improved speed and cell life over prolonged coloration and erase cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1973
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1976
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventors: Robert Domenico Giglia, Richard Howard Clasen
  • Electrochromic devices with partially pre-charged counterelectrodes
    Patent number: 3973829
    Abstract: An electrochromic data display and imaging device which may be formed by sandwich arrangement of the imaging area, the counter-electrode area with a suitable electrolyte layer between, the imaging area and/or counter-electrode area having greater uniformity of charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1976
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventor: Robert Domenico Giglia
  • Additives that increase the stability of electrochromic films in electrochromic devices
    Patent number: 3970365
    Abstract: An electrochromic data display and imaging device which may be formed by sandwich arrangement of the imaging area, the counter-electrode area with a suitable electrolyte layer between, having additives incorporated in the electrolyte. The device exhibits superior electrochromic reversibility and improved speed and cell life over prolonged coloration and erase cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1973
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1976
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventor: Robert Domenico Giglia