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US007525717B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 7,525,717 B2 Byker et al. (45) Date of Patent: Apr. 28, 2009 (54) MULTI-LAYER LIGAND EXCHANGE (56) References Cited THERMOCHROMC SYSTEMS U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS (75) Inventors: Harlan J. Byker, West Olive, MI (US); 2,710,274 A 6, 1955 Kuehl Frederick A. Millett, Grand Haven, MI (Continued) (US); Paul H. Ogburn, Jr., Hudsonville, FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS MI (US); Douglas A. Vander Griend, Grand Rapids, MI (US); Brad S. EP 0356116 2, 1990 Veldkamp, Zeeland, MI (US); Derick D. (Continued) Winkle, Holland, MI (US) OTHER PUBLICATIONS Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. Third Edition, (73) Assignee: Pleotint, L.L.C., West Olive, MI (US) vol. 6, "Chromogenic Materials (Electro-. Thermo-) Electrochromic (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this and Thermochromic,” pp. 129-142, John Wiley & Sons (1979). patent is extended or adjusted under 35 (Continued) U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. Primary Examiner David N Spector (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm Thompson Hine LLP (21) Appl. No.: 11/849,659 (57) ABSTRACT (22) Filed: Sep. 4, 2007 Ligand exchange of thermochromic, LETC, systems exhib (65) Prior Publication Data iting a reversible change in absorbance of electromagnetic radiation as the temperature of the system is reversibly US 2008/O1 OO903 A1 May 1, 2008 changed are described. The described LETC systems include one or more than one transition metalion, which experiences Related U.S. Application Data thermally induced changes in the nature of the complexation (60) Provisional application No. 60/841,827, filed on Sep. or coordination around the transition metal ion(s) and, 1, 2006. thereby, the system changes its ability to absorb electromag netic radiation as the temperature changes. (51) Int. Cl. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a GO2F IMOI (2006.01) thermochromic device is disclosed comprising at least two GO2F I/00 (2006.01) thermochromic layers when each thermochromic layer G09G 3/34 (2006.01) includes a polymer, at least one transition metal ion, at least CO7F 15/04 (2006.01) one HeL ligand capable of forming a HeMLC with the tran sition metal ion and at least one LeL ligand capable of form (52) U.S. Cl. ....................... 359/288; 35.9/321; 34.5/106; ing an LeMLC with the transition metal ion. In accordance 54.6/10 with yet another aspect of the present invention, the thermo chromic device further includes a separator between the first (58) Field of Classification Search ................. 250/330; and second thermochromic layers to prevent intermixing of 345/106; 359/288,321; 54.6/10; 556/37 the contents of the layers. 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