Multi-pane dynamic window and method for making same
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1. An insulated glass unit (IGU) comprising:
- a. a pair of parallel lites;
b. a spacer between the parallel lites; and
c. a seal between each of the parallel lites and the spacer;
wherein at least one lite of the pair of parallel lites comprises a set of independently controllable electrochromic zones, wherein each zone is an isolated area of a solid state electrochromic device on the at least one lite, wherein the solid state electrochromic device comprises a physical vapor deposition layer, a pyrolytic layer, a wet-chemical layer or a vacuum-coated layer.
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Abstract
A window assembly comprises a plurality of dynamic electrochromic zones formed on a single transparent substrate in which at least two electrochromic zones are independently controllable. In one exemplary embodiment, the window assembly comprises an Insulated Glass Unit (IGU), and at least one transparent substrate comprises a lite. In another exemplary embodiment, the IGU comprises at least two lites in which at least one lite comprises a plurality of independently controllable dynamic zones.
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1. An insulated glass unit (IGU) comprising:
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a. a pair of parallel lites; b. a spacer between the parallel lites; and c. a seal between each of the parallel lites and the spacer; wherein at least one lite of the pair of parallel lites comprises a set of independently controllable electrochromic zones, wherein each zone is an isolated area of a solid state electrochromic device on the at least one lite, wherein the solid state electrochromic device comprises a physical vapor deposition layer, a pyrolytic layer, a wet-chemical layer or a vacuum-coated layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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