US 12,393,087 B2
Multi-zone EC windows
Dhairya Shrivastava, Los Altos, CA (US); Robin Sean Friedman, Redwood City, CA (US); Vinod Khosla, Portola Valley, CA (US); Rao P. Mulpuri, Saratoga, CA (US); and Anshu Ajit Pradhan, Collierville, TN (US)
Assigned to View Operating Corporation, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by View, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/931,423.
Application 17/931,423 is a continuation of application No. 17/303,944, filed on Jun. 10, 2021.
Application 17/303,944 is a continuation of application No. 16/191,138, filed on Nov. 14, 2018, granted, now 11,078,721, issued on Aug. 3, 2021.
Application 16/191,138 is a continuation of application No. 15/039,370, granted, now 10,914,118, issued on Feb. 9, 2021, previously published as PCT/US2014/071314, filed on Dec. 18, 2014.
Application 16/191,138 is a continuation of application No. 15/094,897, filed on Apr. 8, 2016, granted, now 10,301,871, issued on May 28, 2019.
Application 15/039,370 is a continuation of application No. 14/137,644, filed on Dec. 20, 2013, granted, now 9,341,912, issued on May 17, 2016.
Application 14/137,644 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2013/069913, filed on Nov. 13, 2013.
Application 14/137,644 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2013/031098, filed on Mar. 13, 2013.
Application 15/039,370 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/137,644, filed on Dec. 20, 2013, granted, now 9,341,912, issued on May 17, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/740,651, filed on Dec. 21, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/725,980, filed on Nov. 13, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/610,241, filed on Mar. 13, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0003081 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02F 1/15 (2019.01); B23K 26/359 (2014.01); E06B 3/67 (2006.01); E06B 9/24 (2006.01); G02F 1/153 (2006.01); G09F 23/02 (2006.01); G09F 19/22 (2006.01)
CPC G02F 1/153 (2013.01) [B23K 26/359 (2015.10); E06B 3/6715 (2013.01); E06B 3/6722 (2013.01); E06B 9/24 (2013.01); G02F 1/1533 (2013.01); G09F 23/02 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2405 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2464 (2013.01); G09F 19/227 (2021.05); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrochromic window comprising:
a monolithic electrochromic device disposed on a transparent substrate, and comprising a first transparent conductor layer, a second transparent conductor layer, and one or more material layers sandwiched between the first and second transparent conductor layers; and
a powering mechanism comprising two or more power leads in electrical communication with the first and second transparent conductor layers via one or more bus bars disposed on each of the first and second transparent conductor layers and along the length of the monolithic electrochromic device;
wherein the monolithic electrochromic device is configured to both maintain a tint gradient along its length and maintain a uniform tint across its area, alternatively, only via the powering mechanism and/or the one or more bus bars, and
wherein the two or more power leads comprise a pair of power leads electrically coupled to at least one bus bar of the one or more bus bars.