Printed appliqué and method thereof
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1. An electro-optic assembly, comprising:
- a front substrate having a first surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface;
a rear substrate spaced from and substantially parallel to the front substrate, the rear substrate having a third surface and a fourth surface substantially parallel to the third surface;
an electrical contact for providing an electrical connection to an electrode in proximity to an electro-optic material, the contact having an extension at least partially over a transmissive portion of the fourth surface in a transmissive region of the rear substrate, wherein the transmissive region is configured to transmit light from the fourth surface to the first surface of the front substrate;
an adhesive pad disposed between a portion of the electrical contact and the transmissive portion of the fourth surface; and
an appliquè
on at least the transmissive portion of the fourth surface abutting the adhesive pad, the appliquè
having a contact-obscuring region in proximity to the extension of the electrical contact,wherein the electro-optic material is disposed between the second surface and the third surface.
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An electro-optic assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises a front substrate having a first surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface; a rear substrate spaced from and substantially parallel to the front substrate. The rear substrate comprises a third surface and a fourth surface substantially parallel to the third surface. The assembly further comprises an electrical contact for providing an electrical connection to an electrode in proximity to an electro-optic material and an appliqué layer. The appliqué layer is on at least a portion of the fourth surface and forms a contact-obscuring.
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1. An electro-optic assembly, comprising:
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a front substrate having a first surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface; a rear substrate spaced from and substantially parallel to the front substrate, the rear substrate having a third surface and a fourth surface substantially parallel to the third surface; an electrical contact for providing an electrical connection to an electrode in proximity to an electro-optic material, the contact having an extension at least partially over a transmissive portion of the fourth surface in a transmissive region of the rear substrate, wherein the transmissive region is configured to transmit light from the fourth surface to the first surface of the front substrate; an adhesive pad disposed between a portion of the electrical contact and the transmissive portion of the fourth surface; and an appliquè
on at least the transmissive portion of the fourth surface abutting the adhesive pad, the appliquè
having a contact-obscuring region in proximity to the extension of the electrical contact,wherein the electro-optic material is disposed between the second surface and the third surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 19)
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8. An electro-optic assembly, comprising:
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a front substrate having a first surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface; a rear substrate spaced from and substantially parallel to the front substrate, the rear substrate having a third surface and a fourth surface substantially parallel to the third surface; an electrical contact for providing an electrical connection to an electrode in proximity to an electro-optic material, the contact having an extension at least partially over a transmissive portion of the fourth surface forming a transmissive region extending from the rear substrate to the front substrate; an adhesive pad disposed on the transmissive portion of the fourth surface between the extension of the electrical contact and the fourth surface; and an appliquè
on at least the transmissive portion of the fourth surface, the appliquè
having an obscuring region adjacent to at least a portion of the adhesive pad, wherein an adhesive pad appearance is configured to match an appliquè
appearance through the transmissive region,wherein the electro-optic material is disposed between the second surface and the third surface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An electro-optic assembly, comprising:
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a front substrate having a first surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface; a rear substrate spaced from and substantially parallel to the front substrate, the rear substrate having a third surface and a fourth surface substantially parallel to the third surface; an electrical contact for providing an electrical connection to an electrode in proximity to an electro-optic material; an adhesive pad disposed between a portion of the electrical contact and a transmissive portion of the fourth surface; and an appliquè
disposed between the electrical contact and the fourth surface abutting the adhesive pad on the transmissive portion of the fourth surface, wherein the appliquè
forms an opening configured to pass light through the appliquè
from the fourth surface to the first surface, andwherein the electro-optic material is disposed between the second surface and the third surface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Current AssigneeGentex Corporation
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Original AssigneeGentex Corporation
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InventorsCammenga, David J., Heintzelman, Adam R., Stray, Joel A., Trombka, Autumn W.
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Primary Examiner(s)Sahle, Mahidere
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Application NumberUS15/270,370Publication NumberTime in Patent Office784 DaysField of Search359245-279US Class CurrentCPC Class CodesB60R 1/088 using a cell of electricall...B60R 1/1207 with lamps; with turn indic...G02B 5/205 Neutral density filtersG02F 1/157 Structural association of c...G02F 2202/28 Adhesive materials or arran...
