ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,578,595, issued on March 17, was assigned to GENTEX Corp. (Zeeland, Mich.).
"Electro-optic assembly" was invented by Stephen F. Richlich (Holland, Mich.), Gerald W. Redwine (Holland, Mich.), Donald L. Bareman (Zeeland, Mich.) and David J. Cammenga (Holland, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electro-optic assembly comprises a first substrate and a second substrate. The first and second substrates are disposed in a parallel and spaced apart relationship so as to define a cavity therebetween. A primary seal extends between the first and second substrates. An electro-optic medium is located in the cavity and retained in an inboard dir...