US Patent Issued to GENTEX on Nov. 3 for "Electro-optic device with barrier properties" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,769, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to GENTEX Corp. (Zeeland, Mich.).

"Electro-optic device with barrier properties" was invented by Mario F. Saenger Nayver (Holland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electro-optic element includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface and defining a first perimeter extending between the first and second surfaces, a second substrate having a third surface and a fourth surface and defining a second perimeter extending between the third and fourth surfaces, and a sealing member adhered between the second and third surfaces and spacing apart the first and second substrates t...