Patent ID: 11932170
Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 1:
2. The rearview assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
a third substrate disposed in the first direction and in a spaced apart relationship relative the second substrate;
a liquid crystal medium disposed between the second and third substrates, the liquid crystal medium operable between:
a first state wherein the liquid crystal medium substantially rotates a polarization of light transmitted therethrough, and
a second state wherein the liquid crystal medium transmits light therethrough without a substantial rotation of the polarization;

a first electrode disposed in a second direction relative the liquid crystal medium, the second direction opposite the first direction;
a second electrode disposed in the first direction relative to the liquid crystal medium; and
a second polarizer disposed in the first direction relative to the liquid crystal medium.