Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems with adjustable window transmission and haze
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Application No.: US17466269Application Date: 2021-09-03
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Publication No.: US11598985B1Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Yuan Chen , Donald R. Monroe , Peter F. Masschelein , Stephen B. Lynch , Xiaokai Li , Zhibing Ge
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Treyz Law Group, P.C.
- Agent G. Victor Treyz; David K. Cole
- Main IPC: B60J3/04
- IPC: B60J3/04 ; G02F1/1334 ; G02F1/1333 ; G02F1/137 ; G02F1/01 ; B60J3/00

Abstract:
A system such as a vehicle, building, or electronic device system may have a support structure with one or more windows. The support structure and window may separate an interior region within the system from a surrounding exterior region. Control circuitry may receive input such as user input and may adjust an adjustable layer in the window based on the input. The adjustable layer may have a polymer matrix layer with embedded cells. The cells may include intermixed guest-host liquid crystal cells and liquid crystal cells. The guest-host liquid crystal cells and liquid crystal cells may have different liquid crystal materials and/or different sizes that allow the guest-host liquid crystal cells and liquid crystal cells to electrically switch states at different respective threshold voltages. Based on the user input or other input the control circuitry can adjust a drive signal across the adjustable layer to change light transmittance and haze.
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