“Imagine the day when a fifty story mid-rise will change its
glass “skin” façade as the day progresses, taking into
account the landlord’s operational requirements, tenant
customization, the temperature outdoors, and the amount of
sunlight hitting each window – Welcome to the world of
windows controlled by SCSC.”
®
and Changing the way you view windows®
are registered trademarks of SPD Control Systems Corporation. SPD-SmartTM,
VaryFastTM, Powered by SPDTM, The
View of the Future - Everywhere You LookTM and Visit
SmartGlass.com - to change your view of the world™ are
trademarks of Research Frontiers Incorporated.
The SPD Smart Glass era has started. SPD film is
out of the lab and into production. There
were major announcements in February about film production and
SPD products (see News). We expect many more companies
to be announcing products with SPD Smart Glass in 2007.
SCSC
has been keeping pace with the emerging industry. We have been
working closely with automotive and aerospace companies on their
programs to incorporate SPD into their products. We have also
been working with architects in anticipation of their use of SPD
Smart Glass in commercial construction.
SCSC
has a world class engineering team for developing and
manufacturing high volume quality controllers for the
automotive, aerospace and architectural markets. This
International team includes experienced hardware / software
engineers and one of the largest electronic component assembly
houses in the world with facilities in over 22 countries and 50+
locations, any of which can be utilized as a manufacturing site
for product delivery in regional markets.
SCSC
has committed to developing controllers for any market in which
Suspended Particle Devices will be utilized. Our core
controller designs can be adapted for any industry.
SPD Control Systems Corp (SCSC) has recently completed an
initial round of financing to enable it to accelerate the pace
of development of several types of SPD controllers. The two
sources of investment are Research Frontiers, Inc. (RFI),
the SPD patent holder, and angel investors.
"On May 9, 2007, the Company
began participating in the funding of the ongoing development of
automotive controllers by SPD Control Systems Corp., a licensee
of the Company. This development work is to produce the
electronic controllers to operate SPD-Smart automotive windows
and glass roof systems for one or more of the top five
automotive makers in the world. The Company's investment
in this project is reflected in the form of a senior secured
convertible promissory note (the "Note") of SPD Control Systems
Corp. held by Research Frontiers' wholly-owned subsidiary, SPD
Enterprises Inc. The Note bears interest at 10% per annum, is
secured by all of the assets (including intellectual property)
of SPD Control Systems, and is convertible at the option of SPD
Enterprises into common stock of SPD Control Systems at an
initial conversion price of $0.50 per share. This conversion
price is adjustable downward to result in the issuance to SPD
Enterprises of additional shares of SPD Control Systems common
stock under certain conditions. The Note provides for an
investment of up to $150,000 by SPD Enterprises based upon the
achievement of certain development milestones by SPD Control
Systems, including meeting the known specifications of at least
one automobile manufacturer whose identity has been specifically
identified to Research Frontiers Incorporated.''
The angel investors are close
friends, family and colleagues; all accredited investors.
SCSC has
openly stated that its business plan calls for it to build
controllers for 'all things SPD' and to become known as the SPD
Center For Excellence. This not only entails controllers for any
use of SPD - Automotive, Aerospace, Architectural, and beyond,
but the coordinated operation of these controllers to form an
operational system, the remote control units to manually operate
office suites within larger complexes, to interfacing with other
operational systems wherever SPD is deployed.
The company is in open dialogue with several Venture Capital
firms for a larger round of financing to further expand and
address the exponential growth that is about to occur as SPD
finds its way into more and more projects. The funding will also
permit the company to continue its R&D work which resulted in
some of the features highlighted in its pending patent and to be
issued in future patents.
SPD Control Systems Corporation's domestic and
international patent application directed to multiple aspects of
the electronic control of Suspended Particle Devices, was published
on March 8, 2007 by the US Patent Office and on March 15, 2007
by the World Intellectual
Property Organization
as part of our International Patent Filings.
“Our patent application is very broad in nature
directed to everything from the manner of electronically
operating SPD Smart Glass in various ways to multi-controller
networks and non-traditional applications”
SCSC inventor
and founder Jay Moskowitz
The patent
covers the use of such controllers in the operation of
SPD windows in cars, airplanes, trains, boats, and residential /
commercial properties as well as other environments. With this
patent application, SCSC is further establishing itself as the
leader and vendor of choice in the delivery of SPD controllers
for every SPD market.
The "Written Opinion of the
International Searching Authority" states,
“… Therefore, claims 1 – 98
are considered novel … and to involve an inventive step …
there is no reason to deny the applicability … claims 1 – 98
meet the requirements of PCT Article 33(4)."
Recognition by SPD
Control Systems Corporation (SCSC) is a test tool for verifying
the quality of SPD Smart Glass samples for transmittance and
electrical characteristics. Recognition can be used at various
stages of SPD Smart Glass manufacturing,
The Recognition
system is easily customized to your exact needs. We are working
on the final details of the product and would welcome comments
from potential users of the test system.
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