Patents Assigned to View, Inc.
  • Connectors for smart windows
    Patent number: 11719039
    Abstract: This disclosure provides connectors for smart windows. A smart window may incorporate an optically switchable pane. In one aspect, a window unit includes an insulated glass unit including an optically switchable pane. A wire assembly may be attached to the edge of the insulated glass unit and may include wires in electrical communication with electrodes of the optically switchable pane. A floating connector may be attached to a distal end of the wire assembly. The floating connector may include a flange and a nose, with two holes in the flange for affixing the floating connector to a first frame. The nose may include a terminal face that present two exposed contacts of opposite polarity. Pre-wired spacers improve fabrication efficiency and seal integrity of insulated glass units. Electrical connection systems include those embedded in the secondary seal of the insulated glass unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Clark Brown, Mark A. Collins, Travis D. Wilbur, Alexander Rumer, Dennis Mullins
  • SOLAR POWER DYNAMIC GLASS FOR HEATING AND COOLING BUILDINGS
    Publication number: 20230244118
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein relate to systems for powering electrochromic windows in a building. Systems may include photovoltaic panels configured to generate electrical power, energy storage device(s) configured for storing generated power, and one or more controllers on a network of electrochromic windows that are configured to receive power from the energy storage device(s) and power tint transitions in one or more electrochromic windows. Systems may include various additional circuit components described herein for regulating and/or controlling the generation, storage, and application of electric power. The systems and techniques described herein can be used to design networks of electrochromic windows that are hybrid-solar or off-the-grid (“OTG”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Dillan Tinianov, Dhairya Shrivastava, Stephen Clark Brown, Erich Robert Klawuhn
  • Seismic event detection system
    Patent number: 11714207
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein relate to systems and methods for detecting seismic events. Systems may include inertial sensors distributed on or in communication with a network of optically switchable windows in the building. In some systems, inertial sensors are located within a window controller, within an insulated glass unit, or in some way rigidly attached to the structure of a building. Logic is described for leveraging sensed inertial data to predicted a seismic event and/or evaluate the structural health of the building. In some cases, logic may be used to issue an alert to building occupants about impending shear waves that will arrive at the building's location. In some cases, a window network may respond to a detected seismic event by, e.g., changing the optical state of windows and/or providing occupants with evacuation instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventor: Vince Vancho
  • Controllers for optically-switchable devices
    Patent number: 11709409
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to optically-switchable devices, and more particularly, to systems, apparatus, and methods for controlling optically-switchable devices. In some implementations, an apparatus for controlling one or more optically-switchable devices includes a processing unit, a voltage regulator and a polarity switch. The processing unit can generate: a command voltage signal based on a target optical state of an optically-switchable device, and a polarity control signal. The voltage regulator can receive power at a first voltage and increase or decrease a magnitude of the first voltage based on the command voltage signal to provide a DC voltage signal at a regulated voltage. A polarity switch can receive the DC voltage signal at the regulated voltage to maintain or reverse a polarity of the DC voltage signal based on the polarity control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Clark Brown, Dhairya Shrivastava
  • Security event detection with smart windows
    Patent number: 11703814
    Abstract: Optically controllable windows and an associated window control system provide a building security platform. A window controller or other processing device can monitor for window breakage, cameras associated with windows can monitor for intruders, and transparent displays can provide alerts regarding detected activity within a building. A window control system can detect deviations from expected I/V characteristics of an optically controllable window during normal operation of the window (tint transitions, steady state conditions, etc.) and/or during application of a security-related perturbing event, and provide alerts upon their occurrence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Dhairya Shrivastava, Stephen Clark Brown, Gordon E. Jack, Horop Puth, Illayathambi Kunadian, Oner Bicakci, Sridhar Karthik Kailasam, Fabian Strong, Brandon Tinianov, Joseph Lunardi
  • Mitigating defects in an electrochromic device under a bus bar
    Patent number: 11698566
    Abstract: Methods are provided for fabricating electrochromic devices that mitigate formation of short circuits under a top bus bar without predetermining where top bus bars will be applied on the device. Devices fabricated using such methods may be deactivated under the top bus bar, or may include active material under the top bus bar. Methods of fabricating devices with active material under a top bus bar include depositing a modified top bus bar, fabricating self-healing layers in the electrochromic device, and modifying a top transparent conductive layer of the device prior to applying bus bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Sridhar Karthik Kailasam, Dhairya Shrivastava, Zhiwei Cai, Robert T. Rozbicki, Dane Thomas Gillaspie, Todd William Martin, Anshu A. Pradhan, Ronald M. Parker
  • Carrier with vertical grid for supporting substrates in coater
    Patent number: 11688589
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein relate to carriers for supporting one or more substrate as the substrates are passed through a processing apparatus. In many cases, the substrates are oriented in a vertical manner. The carrier may include a frame and vertical support bars that secure the glass to the frame. The carrier may lack horizontal support bars. The carrier may allow for thermal expansion and contraction of the substrates, without any need to provide precise gaps between adjacent pairs of substrates. The carriers described herein substantially reduce the risk of breaking the processing apparatus and substrates, thereby achieving a more efficient process. Certain embodiments herein relate to methods of loading substrates onto a carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Garrett Neilan, Michael A. Potter, Dhairya Shrivastava
  • Monitoring sites containing switchable optical devices and controllers
    Patent number: 11687045
    Abstract: Disclosed are platforms for communicating among one or more otherwise independent systems involved in controlling functions of buildings or other sites having switchable optical devices deployed therein. Such independent systems include a window control system and one or more other independent systems such as systems that control residential home products (e.g., thermostats, smoke alarms, etc.), HVAC systems, security systems, lighting control systems, and the like. Together the systems control and/or monitor multiple features and/or products, including switchable windows and other infrastructure of a site, which may be a commercial, residential, or public site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Dhairya Shrivastava, Stephen Clark Brown, Vijay Mani, Ronald F. Cadet
  • Onboard controller for multistate windows
    Patent number: 11681197
    Abstract: Onboard EC window controllers are described. The controllers are configured in close proximity to the EC window, for example, within the IGU. The controller may be part of a window assembly, which includes an IGU having one or more EC panes, and thus does not have to be matched with the EC window, and installed, in the field. The window controllers described herein have a number of advantages because they are matched to the IGU containing one or more EC devices and their proximity to the EC panes of the window overcomes a number of problems associated with conventional controller configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Dhairya Shrivastava, Anshu A. Pradhan, Stephen Clark Brown, David Walter Groechel, Robert T. Rozbicki
  • Infrared cloud detector systems and methods
    Patent number: 11674843
    Abstract: Infrared cloud detector systems and methods for detecting cloud cover conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason David Zedlitz, Yuyang Ying, Jue Wang, Stephen Clark Brown
  • Controlling transitions in optically switchable devices
    Patent number: 11668991
    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to methods for controlling an optical transition in an optically switchable device, and optically switchable devices configured to perform such methods. In various embodiments, non-optical (e.g., electrical) feedback is used to help control an optical transition. The feedback may be used for a number of different purposes. In many implementations, the feedback is used to control an ongoing optical transition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventor: Anshu A. Pradhan
  • Window antennas
    Patent number: 11670833
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus is described that includes a transparent pane having a first surface and a second surface. An electrochromic device (ECD) is arranged over the second surface that includes a first conductive layer adjacent the second surface, a second conductive layer, and an electrochromic layer between the first and the second conductive layers. The apparatus further includes at least one conductive antenna structure arranged over the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold Hughes, Stephen Clark Brown, Dhairya Shrivastava
  • Commissioning window networks
    Patent number: 11668992
    Abstract: Methods are described for the commissioning of optically switchable window networks. During commissioning, network addresses are paired with the locations of installed devices for components on a window network. Commissioning may also involve steps of testing and validating the network devices. By correctly pairing the location of a device with its network address, a window network is configured to function such that controls sent over the network reach their targeted device(s) which in turn respond accordingly. The methods described herein may reduce frustrations that result from mispairing and installation issues that are common to conventional commissioning practices. Commissioning may involve recording a response to a manually or automatically initiated trigger. Commissioning methods described herein may rely on user input, or be automatic, not requiring user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Dhairya Shrivastava, Stephen Clark Brown
  • Fabrication of electrochromic devices
    Patent number: 11668990
    Abstract: Electrochromic devices and methods may employ the addition of a defect-mitigating insulating layer which prevents electronically conducting layers and/or electrochromically active layers from contacting layers of the opposite polarity and creating a short circuit in regions where defects form. In some embodiments, an encapsulating layer is provided to encapsulate particles and prevent them from ejecting from the device stack and risking a short circuit when subsequent layers are deposited. The insulating layer may have an electronic resistivity of between about 1 and 108 Ohm-cm. In some embodiments, the insulating layer contains one or more of the following metal oxides: aluminum oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, silicon aluminum oxide, cerium oxide, tungsten oxide, nickel tungsten oxide, and oxidized indium tin oxide. Carbides, nitrides, oxynitrides, and oxycarbides may also be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. Rozbicki, Sridhar Karthik Kailasam, Robin Friedman, Dane Thomas Gillaspie, Anshu A. Pradhan, Disha Mehtani
  • Mitigating defects in an electrochromic device under a bus bar
    Patent number: 11654659
    Abstract: Methods are provided for fabricating electrochromic devices that mitigate formation of short circuits under a top bus bar without predetermining where top bus bars will be applied on the device. Devices fabricated using such methods may be deactivated under the top bus bar, or may include active material under the top bus bar. Methods of fabricating devices with active material under a top bus bar include depositing a modified top bus bar, fabricating self-healing layers in the electrochromic device, and modifying a top transparent conductive layer of the device prior to applying bus bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: View, Inc., Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Ronald M. Parker, Anshu A. Pradhan, Abhishek Anant Dixit, Douglas Dauson
  • Solar power dynamic glass for heating and cooling buildings
    Patent number: 11656521
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein relate to systems for powering electrochromic windows in a building. Systems may include photovoltaic panels configured to generate electrical power, energy storage device(s) configured for storing generated power, and one or more controllers on a network of electrochromic windows that are configured to receive power from the energy storage device(s) and power tint transitions in one or more electrochromic windows. Systems may include various additional circuit components described herein for regulating and/or controlling the generation, storage, and application of electric power. The systems and techniques described herein can be used to design networks of electrochromic windows that are hybrid-solar or off-the-grid (“OTG”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Tinianov, Dhairya Shrivastava, Stephen Clark Brown, Erich R. Klawuhn
  • PINHOLE MITIGATION FOR OPTICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20230144015
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for mitigating pinhole defects in optical devices such as electrochromic windows. One method mitigates a pinhole defect in an electrochromic device by identifying the site of the pinhole defect and obscuring the pinhole to make it less visually discernible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Sean Friedman, Sridhar Karthik Kailasam, Rao P. Mulpuri, Ronald M. Parker, Ronald A. Powell, Anshu Ajit Pradhan, Robert Tad Rozbicki, Vinod Khosla
  • Multipurpose controller for multistate windows
    Patent number: 11640096
    Abstract: “Smart” controllers for windows having controllable optical transitions are described. Controllers with multiple features can sense and adapt to local environmental conditions. Controllers described herein can be integrated with a building management system (BMS) to greatly enhance the BMS's effectiveness at managing local environments in a building. The controllers may have one, two, three or more functions such as powering a smart window, determining the percent transmittance, size, and/or temperature of a smart window, providing wireless communication between the controller and a separate communication node, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Clark Brown, Dhairya Shrivastava
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING TINTABLE WINDOWS WITH CLOUD DETECTION
    Publication number: 20230127664
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling tintable windows based on cloud detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Clark Brown, Jason David Zedlitz, Jack Kendrick Rasmus-Vorrath, Nitin Khanna, Ruican Zhong, Vashisth Parekh, Nidhi Satyacharan Tiwari, Kriti Chandra Sharma
  • Control aid housing
    Patent number: D989009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Rao Mulpuri, Nitesh Trikha, Nayana Ghantiwala, Jue Wang, Anurag Gupta, Christopher La Fontaine Whittall, Jonathan Ambat Corpuz, Timothy Scott Hibbard