Patents by Inventor Marjorie M. Potter

Marjorie M. Potter 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).

  • Autonomous light management system for a window and method of controlling light transmission
    Patent number: 11493818
    Abstract: An autonomous light management system for a window includes an electrochromic film stack comprising an electrochromic layer on a first transparent electrode, an ion storage layer on a second transparent electrode, and an electrolyte sandwiched between the ion storage and electrochromic layers. The electrochromic film stack exhibits a transmissive state or an absorptive state depending on charging or discharging of the electrochromic layer. The light management system further comprises an array of power units disposed on a front surface of the electrochromic film stack, where each power unit comprises at least one solar microcell. Collectively, the solar microcells cover an area no greater than about 6% of a total area of the front surface. The array of power units is configured to control the charging and discharging of the electrochromic layer, thereby manipulating light transmission through the electrochromic film stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: Mikayla A. Yoder, Marjorie M. Potter, Aaron Petronico, Sean E. Lehman, Ralph G. Nuzzo
  • AUTONOMOUS LIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A WINDOW AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIGHT TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20210116768
    Abstract: An autonomous light management system for a window includes an electrochromic film stack comprising an electrochromic layer on a first transparent electrode, an ion storage layer on a second transparent electrode, and an electrolyte sandwiched between the ion storage and electrochromic layers. The electrochromic film stack exhibits a transmissive state or an absorptive state depending on charging or discharging of the electrochromic layer. The light management system further comprises an array of power units disposed on a front surface of the electrochromic film stack, where each power unit comprises at least one solar microcell. Collectively, the solar microcells cover an area no greater than about 6% of a total area of the front surface. The array of power units is configured to control the charging and discharging of the electrochromic layer, thereby manipulating light transmission through the electrochromic film stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Mikayla A. Yoder, Marjorie M. Potter, Aaron Petronico, Sean E. Lehman, Ralph G. Nuzzo