Granted Patent
B2
US 12,625,408 · App. 18/404,667 · Granted May 12, 2026
Obscuring bus bars in electrochromic glass structures
Inventors:
Robert T. Rozbicki (Saratoga, CA); Gordon Jack (San Jose, CA); Disha Mehtani (Los Altos, CA); Robin Friedman (Redwood City, CA)
Assignee:
View Operating Corporation
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Abstract
Embodiments described include bus bars for electrochromic or other optical state changing devices. The bus bars are configured to color match and/or provide minimal optical contrast with their surrounding environment in the optical device. Such bus bars may be transparent bus bars.
Claims (22)
1 . An electrochromic glass structure, comprising:
a substantially transparent substrate;
an electrochromic device disposed on the substantially transparent substrate; and
a bus bar configured to power the electrochromic device;
wherein the bus bar is disposed in a trench in the substantially transparent substrate;
wherein the bus bar comprises a transparent material; and
wherein the bus bar includes carbon or silver nanostructures.
2 . The electrochromic glass structure of claim 1 , further comprising another substantially transparent substrate laminated to the substantially transparent substrate.
3 . The electrochromic glass structure of claim 1 wherein the bus bar is optically unobtrusive.
4 . The electrochromic glass structure of claim 1 wherein the bus bar is located with a viewable area of the electrochromic glass structure.
5 . An insulated glass unit (IGU) comprising:
first and second substantially transparent substrates;
a spacer between the first and second substantially transparent substrate;
a primary seal between the spacer and the first substantially transparent substrate and between the spacer and the second substantially transparent substrate;
an electrochromic device disposed on the first substantially transparent substrate; and
a bus bar configured to power the electrochromic device;
wherein the bus bar is disposed in a trench in the substantially transparent substrate;
wherein the bus bar comprises a transparent material; and
wherein the bus bar includes carbon or silver nanostructures.
6 . The IGU of claim 5 , further comprising another substantially transparent substrate laminated to the substantially transparent substrate.
7 . The IGU of claim 5 wherein the bus bar is optically unobtrusive.
8 . The IGU of claim 5 wherein the bus bar is located with a viewable area of the IGU.
Assignments (3)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME
Recorded Aug 28, 2025
From: VIEW, INC.; PVMS MERGER SUB, INC.; VIEW, INC.
To: VIEW OPERATING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 076090/0186 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME
Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: VIEW, INC.; PVMS MERGER SUB, INC.; VIEW OPERATING CORPORATION
To: VIEW OPERATING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069743/0586 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Mar 8, 2024
From: ROZBICKI, ROBERT T.; JACK, GORDON; MEHTANI, DISHA; FRIEDMAN, ROBIN
To: VIEW, INC.
Reel/Frame 066706/0752 →
Continuity (7)
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