Patents Represented by Attorney Brian J. Factor & Partners, LLC Rees
  • Patent number: 6157480
    Abstract: An improved seal member is provided as a part of an electrochromic device to bond two glass elements together in a spaced-apart relationship. In one embodiment the seal member provides improved adhesion to a reflector/electrode on the third surface of an electrochromic mirror, or to a layer of metal on the second or third surface for an electrochromic light filter. This seal member comprises a mixture of an organic resin sealing system and an adhesion promoter, where the adhesion promotor comprises a first and a second region, where the first region interacts with the reflector/electrode or the metal layer, and a second region that interacts with the organic resin sealing system, and may even chemically react with the organic resin sealing system. In another embodiment the seal member is provided with a coefficient of thermal expansion that is closer to glass than a standard epoxy sealing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: John S. Anderson, William L. Tonar, Kevin L. Ash, Thomas F. Guarr