US Patent Issued to GENTEX on July 14 for "Electro-optic device having controlled electro-optic segments" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,681,354, issued on July 14, was assigned to GENTEX Corp. (Zeeland, Mich.).

"Electro-optic device having controlled electro-optic segments" was invented by Robert R. Turnbull (Holland, Mich.), David A. Blaker (Holland, Mich.), Xiaoxu Niu (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Leroy J. Kloeppner (Jenison, Mich.), Bradley R. Hamlin (Allendale, Mich.) and Michael J. Burns (Hudsonville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A variable transmission device forms a surface area including a plurality of electro-optic elements and first and second electrodes electrically connecting with a power supply circuit. An electro-optic medium is disposed between the first ...