CA1077608A - Preparation of improved electrochromic devices - Google Patents

Preparation of improved electrochromic devices

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Publication number: CA1077608A
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: electrochromic; polymer; layer; electrochromic device; devices
Prior art date: 1977-10-13
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

CA309,922A

Other languages

English (en)

French (fr)

Inventor

Robert D. Giglia

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Wyeth Holdings LLC

Original Assignee

American Cyanamid Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1977-10-13

Filing date

1978-08-24

Publication date

1980-05-13

1978-08-24 Application filed by American Cyanamid Co filed Critical American Cyanamid Co

1980-05-13 Application granted granted Critical

1980-05-13 Publication of CA1077608A publication Critical patent/CA1077608A/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
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- G02F1/1514—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on an electrochromic effect characterised by the electrochromic material, e.g. by the electrodeposited material
- G02F1/1523—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on an electrochromic effect characterised by the electrochromic material, e.g. by the electrodeposited material comprising inorganic material
- G02F1/1525—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on an electrochromic effect characterised by the electrochromic material, e.g. by the electrodeposited material comprising inorganic material characterised by a particular ion transporting layer, e.g. electrolyte

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Nonlinear Science (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
Electrochemistry (AREA)
Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Electrochromic Elements, Electrophoresis, Or Variable Reflection Or Absorption Elements (AREA)
Liquid Crystal (AREA)
Control Of El Displays (AREA)
Devices For Indicating Variable Information By Combining Individual Elements (AREA)

CA309,922A 1977-10-13 1978-08-24 Preparation of improved electrochromic devices Expired CA1077608A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US84163077A	1977-10-13	1977-10-13

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA1077608A true CA1077608A (en)	1980-05-13

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA309,922A Expired CA1077608A (en)	1977-10-13	1978-08-24	Preparation of improved electrochromic devices

Country Status (22)

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JP (1)	JPS5489652A (de)
AR (1)	AR228838A1 (de)
AT (1)	AT367223B (de)
AU (1)	AU520379B2 (de)
BE (1)	BE871166A (de)
BR (1)	BR7806363A (de)
CA (1)	CA1077608A (de)
CH (1)	CH636979A5 (de)
DE (1)	DE2842976A1 (de)
ES (1)	ES474189A1 (de)
FR (1)	FR2406218A1 (de)
GB (1)	GB2005856B (de)
IL (1)	IL55449A (de)
IN (1)	IN149739B (de)
IT (1)	IT1106600B (de)
MX (1)	MX152388A (de)
NL (1)	NL7809438A (de)
NO (1)	NO783464L (de)
PH (1)	PH13976A (de)
PT (1)	PT68634A (de)
SE (1)	SE7810676L (de)
ZA (1)	ZA784923B (de)

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FR2593328B1 (fr) *	1986-01-20	1995-05-24	Centre Nat Rech Scient	Materiaux a conduction protonique, leur procede de preparation et leurs applications
FR2601150B1 (fr) *	1986-07-04	1991-05-31	Saint Gobain Vitrage	Vitrage a transmission variable du type electrochrome
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1978
- 1978-08-24 CA CA309,922A patent/CA1077608A/en not_active Expired
- 1978-08-29 IL IL55449A patent/IL55449A/xx unknown
- 1978-08-29 ZA ZA00784923A patent/ZA784923B/xx unknown
- 1978-08-30 IN IN953/CAL/78A patent/IN149739B/en unknown
- 1978-08-30 AU AU39384/78A patent/AU520379B2/en not_active Expired
- 1978-08-31 AR AR273525A patent/AR228838A1/es active
- 1978-09-08 GB GB7836103A patent/GB2005856B/en not_active Expired
- 1978-09-15 NL NL7809438A patent/NL7809438A/xx not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1978-09-26 BR BR7806363A patent/BR7806363A/pt unknown
- 1978-10-02 DE DE19782842976 patent/DE2842976A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1978-10-06 PH PH21689A patent/PH13976A/en unknown
- 1978-10-09 PT PT68634A patent/PT68634A/pt unknown
- 1978-10-10 FR FR7828910A patent/FR2406218A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 1978-10-11 BE BE191037A patent/BE871166A/xx unknown
- 1978-10-12 AT AT0733078A patent/AT367223B/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1978-10-12 IT IT51478/78A patent/IT1106600B/it active
- 1978-10-12 SE SE7810676A patent/SE7810676L/xx unknown
- 1978-10-12 NO NO783464A patent/NO783464L/no unknown
- 1978-10-12 CH CH1059778A patent/CH636979A5/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1978-10-13 ES ES474189A patent/ES474189A1/es not_active Expired
- 1978-10-13 MX MX175204A patent/MX152388A/es unknown
- 1978-10-13 JP JP12525978A patent/JPS5489652A/ja active Pending

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Publication number	Publication date
IL55449A (en)	1980-11-30
MX152388A (es)	1985-07-10
AU3938478A (en)	1980-03-06
IN149739B (de)	1982-03-27
IT7851478A0 (it)	1978-10-12
PT68634A (en)	1978-11-01
NO783464L (no)	1979-04-18
CH636979A5 (de)	1983-06-30
IT1106600B (it)	1985-11-11
IL55449A0 (en)	1978-10-31
SE7810676L (sv)	1979-04-14
AT367223B (de)	1982-06-11
AU520379B2 (en)	1982-01-28
BR7806363A (pt)	1979-05-08
ZA784923B (en)	1979-08-29
GB2005856A (en)	1979-04-25
ES474189A1 (es)	1980-03-01
AR228838A1 (es)	1983-04-29
ATA733078A (de)	1981-10-15
FR2406218A1 (fr)	1979-05-11
DE2842976A1 (de)	1979-04-19
NL7809438A (nl)	1979-04-18
GB2005856B (en)	1982-05-26
BE871166A (fr)	1979-04-11
PH13976A (en)	1980-11-20
JPS5489652A (en)	1979-07-16

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1997-05-13	MKEX	Expiry

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CA2321894C (en)	2007-05-08	Electrochromic display device
USRE33040E (en)	1989-08-29	Electrochromic display device
JPS636857B2 (de)	1988-02-12
EP0169442A2 (de)	1986-01-29	Elektrooptische Vorrichtung
KR930006185A (ko)	1993-04-21	전기화학적 발색용액, 이것의 제조 및 사용방법 그리고 이것으로 제조한 장치
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US5471554A (en)	1995-11-28	Primer for electrochromic device with plastic substrate
EP0697119A1 (de)	1996-02-21	Iridiumoxidfilm für elektrochrome vorrichtung
CA1077608A (en)	1980-05-13	Preparation of improved electrochromic devices
WO1997026661A1 (en)	1997-07-24	Iridium oxide film for electrochromic device
JP4191383B2 (ja)	2008-12-03	光学的品質のリチウム化バナジウム酸化物被覆基材を調製する方法
Inaba et al.	1995	Electrochromic display device of tungsten trioxide and prussian blue films using polymer gel electrolyte of methacrylate
KR830000643B1 (ko)	1983-03-23	전기 크롬장치
JPH0523292B2 (de)	1993-04-02
KR20010029416A (ko)	2001-04-06	폴리머가 코팅된 장수명 광메모리 장치의 제조방법
JPH06242474A (ja)	1994-09-02	エレクトロクロミック素子及び高分子電解質薄膜の製造方法
KR830000644B1 (ko)	1983-03-23	전기 크롬장치
KR970002476B1 (ko)	1997-03-05	일렉트로크로믹 디스플레이 시스템과 이에 사용되는 전해질 박막층의 제조방법
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JPS62255920A (ja)	1987-11-07	エレクトロクロミツクデイスプレイ素子
JP2000214495A (ja)	2000-08-04	エレクトロクロミック素子
JPS6318334A (ja)	1988-01-26	エレクトロクロミツクデイスプレイ素子