UMU Products Acquires a License from Research Frontiers to Produce and Sell SPD-SmartGlass Architectural Intelligent Products Throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the People's Republic of China and Taiwan
January 20, 2017 at 08:46 am
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Research Frontiers and NSG UMU Products Co. reported that UMU Products has acquired a license from Research Frontiers to produce and sell SPD-SmartGlass architectural intelligent products throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the People's Republic of China and Taiwan. The non-exclusive license grants UMU Products, a subsidiary of Nippon Sheet Glass, the right to manufacture and sell SPD-SmartGlass products including windows, doors, solar shading screens, curtainwalls, skylights and other intelligent smart glass architectural products. The license provides for a 15% royalty to Research Frontiers on sales of licensed SPD-SmartGlass products. The minimum annual royalties and other fees and license terms were not disclosed. Research Frontiers is the developer and licensor of patented SPD-Smart light-control film technology. SPD-Smart light-control film transforms widely used products windows, skylights and more into products that instantly and precisely control the light, glare and heat entering a home, office, or vehicle. SPD-SmartGlass is instantly tunable to an infinite number of light transmission states regardless of window size, and adapts to individual preferences using control devices ranging from dimmer switches and photosensors, to those that are integrated into smart homes or intelligent office control and building management systems.
Research Frontiers Incorporated is a material science company, focused on the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of vision and light control technologies. The Company develops and licenses its patented suspended particle device (SPD-Smart) light-control technology to other companies that manufacture and/or market the SPD-Smart chemical emulsion, light-control film made from the chemical emulsion, the light-control panels made by laminating the film, electronics to power end-products incorporating the film, or lamination services for, and the end-products themselves, such as smart windows, skylights and sunroofs. It has various companies that, in the aggregate, are licensed to primarily serve five SPD-Smart application areas (aerospace, architectural, automotive, marine and display products) in every country of the world. It has licensed its smart glass technology to approximately 40 companies that include chemical, material science and glass companies.
UMU Products Acquires a License from Research Frontiers to Produce and Sell SPD-SmartGlass Architectural Intelligent Products Throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the People's Republic of China and Taiwan
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