US 12,134,308 B1
Systems with suppressed window reflections
David E. Kingman, San Jose, CA (US); Christopher D. Jones, Los Gatos, CA (US); Derek C. Scott, Santa Clara, CA (US); James R. Wilson, Saratoga, CA (US); Martin Melcher, Mountain View, CA (US); and Peter F. Masschelein, Campbell, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/002,732.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/906,256, filed on Sep. 26, 2019.
Int. Cl. B60J 3/06 (2006.01); B32B 17/10 (2006.01); B60J 1/00 (2006.01); B60J 3/04 (2006.01); G02B 1/11 (2015.01); G02B 5/30 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 3/06 (2013.01) [B32B 17/10036 (2013.01); B32B 17/10504 (2013.01); B60J 1/001 (2013.01); B60J 3/04 (2013.01); G02B 1/11 (2013.01); G02B 5/3025 (2013.01); G02F 1/133528 (2013.01); B32B 2605/006 (2013.01); G02F 1/133541 (2021.01); G02F 2201/38 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle window configured to separate an interior region from an exterior region, comprising:
a first structural window layer having a first inwardly facing surface and an opposing first outwardly facing surface;
a second structural window layer that is separated from the first structural window layer by an air gap, wherein the second structural window layer has a second inwardly facing surface and an opposing second outwardly facing surface;
an adjustable optical component layer interposed between the second structural window layer and the air gap; and
an antireflection layer configured to suppress reflection of light toward the interior region from the interior region, wherein the antireflection layer is interposed between the second structural window layer and the interior region.