公开(公告)号：US20170359066A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15665235

申请日：2017-07-31

Applicant: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Inventor： Bradbury R. FACE ,  Clark D. BOYD ,  Glenn F. ROGERS, Jr. ,  Gregory P. THOMAS

IPC: H03K17/96

CPC classification number: H03K17/964 ,  H01H2239/076 ,  H01H2300/03 ,  H03K2217/94089 ,  Y02B90/224 ,  Y04S20/14 ,  Y10T307/766 ,  Y10T307/786

Abstract: A self-powered switching device is provided. In embodiments, the device uses a prestressed flextensional electroactive member to generate a signal for activation of a latching relay. The electroactive member has a piezoelectric element with a convex face and a concave face that may be compressed to generate an electrical pulse. The flextensional electroactive member and associated signal generation circuitry can be hardwired directly to the latching relay or may be coupled to a transmitter for sending an RF signal to a receiver which actuates the latching relay.

公开(公告)号：US20170336541A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-23

申请号：US15671091

申请日：2017-08-07

Applicant: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Inventor： Clark D. BOYD ,  Bradbury R. FACE ,  Jeffrey D. SHEPARD

IPC: G02B5/02 ,  G01J1/04 ,  G02F1/19 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G02B27/10 ,  G02B5/26 ,  G02B1/10 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H02S40/00 ,  G02F1/00 ,  G01J3/12

CPC classification number: G02B5/0242 ,  B32B7/02 ,  B32B17/00 ,  B32B27/06 ,  B32B2255/00 ,  B32B2255/20 ,  B32B2255/26 ,  B32B2255/28 ,  B32B2307/404 ,  B32B2307/41 ,  B32B2307/412 ,  B32B2307/418 ,  B32B2457/12 ,  B32B2559/00 ,  G01J1/0488 ,  G01J2003/1213 ,  G02B1/10 ,  G02B5/0263 ,  G02B5/0268 ,  G02B5/0284 ,  G02B5/0289 ,  G02B5/201 ,  G02B5/206 ,  G02B5/26 ,  G02B27/1006 ,  G02F1/0018 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/0102 ,  G02F1/0121 ,  G02F1/19 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01L31/02161 ,  H01L31/02168 ,  H01L31/02327 ,  H02S40/00 ,  Y02E10/52

Abstract: A system and method are provided for forming body structures including energy filters/shutter components, including energy/light directing/scattering layers that are actively electrically switchable. The filters or components are operable between at least a first mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the shutter components, appear substantially transparent when viewed from an energy/light incident side, and a second mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the energy filters or shutter components, appear opaque to the incident energy impinging on the energy incident side. The differing modes are selectable by electrically energizing, differentially energizing and/or de-energizing electric fields in a vicinity of the energy scattering layers, including electric fields generated between a pair of transparent electrodes sandwiching an energy scattering layer. Refractive indices of transparent particles, and the transparent matrices in which the particles are fixed, are tunable according to the applied electric fields.

公开(公告)号：US20160306080A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-20

申请号：US15006145

申请日：2016-01-26

Applicant: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Inventor： Clark D. BOYD ,  Bradbury R. FACE ,  Jeffrey D. SHEPARD

IPC: G02B5/02 ,  G01J1/04 ,  G02B27/10

Abstract: A system and method are provided for forming one-way light transmissive layers implementing optical light scattering techniques in those layers, and to objects, object portions, lenses, filters, screens and the like that are formed of, or that otherwise incorporate, such one-way light transmissive layers. Processes are provided by which to form, or otherwise incorporate, one or more one-way light transmissive, or substantially transparent, object portions or layers in solid or hollow objects Individual one-way light transmissive layers are formed of substantially-transparent sub-micrometer spheres, including micro-particles and/or nano-particles, with nano-voids incorporated between them. Refractive indices of the sub-micrometer particles are tunable in order that the finished layers provide an opaque appearance when viewed from a light incident side that is rendered according to an individual user's desires, but that are substantially-transparent to light passing through the finished layers to areas or sensors behind those finished layers.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于形成在这些层中实现光学散射技术的单向透光层的系统和方法，以及由这些层形成或以其他方式并入的物体，物体部分，透镜，滤光器，屏幕等 - 光透射层。 提供了在固体或中空物体中形成或以其他方式并入一个或多个单向透光或基本上透明的物体部分或多个层的方法。单个单向透光层由基本上透明的亚微米 球体，包括微粒和/或纳米颗粒，纳入它们之间的纳米空隙。 亚微米颗粒的折射率是可调谐的，以便当从根据个体用户的愿望渲染的光入射侧观察时，成品层提供不透明的外观，但是对通过成品层的光基本透明 到这些成品层后面的区域或传感器。

公开(公告)号：US20160306078A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-20

申请号：US15006143

申请日：2016-01-26

Applicant: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Inventor： Clark D. BOYD ,  Bradbury R. FACE ,  Jeffrey D. SHEPARD

IPC: G02B5/02 ,  G02B5/26

CPC classification number: G02B5/0242 ,  B32B7/02 ,  B32B17/00 ,  B32B27/06 ,  B32B2255/00 ,  B32B2255/20 ,  B32B2255/26 ,  B32B2255/28 ,  B32B2307/404 ,  B32B2307/41 ,  B32B2307/412 ,  B32B2307/418 ,  B32B2457/12 ,  B32B2559/00 ,  G01J1/0488 ,  G01J2003/1213 ,  G02B1/10 ,  G02B5/0263 ,  G02B5/0268 ,  G02B5/0284 ,  G02B5/0289 ,  G02B5/201 ,  G02B5/206 ,  G02B5/26 ,  G02B27/1006 ,  G02F1/0018 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/0102 ,  G02F1/0121 ,  G02F1/19 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01L31/02161 ,  H01L31/02168 ,  H01L31/02327 ,  H02S40/00 ,  Y02E10/52

Abstract: A system and method are provided for forming electromagnetic energy transmissive layers, which are particularly configured to selectively scatter specific and selectable wavelengths of electromagnetic energy, while allowing remaining wavelengths to pass therethrough. Processes are provided by which to form, or otherwise incorporate, one or more energy scattering layers, including uniquely implementing optical light scattering techniques in such energy scattering layers, and to objects, object portions, wall plates, lenses, filters, screens and the like that are formed of, or that otherwise incorporate, such transmissive energy-scattering layers. Refractive indices of particles fixed in a matrix are tunable in order that the finished layers provide an opaque appearance when viewed from an energy-incident excited by light in the visible spectrum. A color, pattern, texture or image of the scattering layer may be rendered according to an individual user's desires, the layers being substantially-transparent to light passing through layers.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于形成电磁能透射层的系统和方法，其特别地被配置为选择性地散射特定和可选择的波长的电磁能量，同时允许剩余波长通过。 提供了通过其形成或以其他方式并入一个或多个能量散射层的方法，包括在这种能量散射层中独特地实现光学散射技术，以及对象，物体部分，壁板，透镜，滤光器，屏幕等 其由这种透射能量散射层形成或以其他方式并入。 固定在基体中的颗粒的折射率是可调谐的，以便当从可见光谱中的光激发的能量入射观察时，成品层提供不透明的外观。 散射层的颜色，图案，纹理或图像可以根据个体用户的愿望而被渲染，这些层对通过层的光基本上是透明的。