ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,468,183, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to The Boeing Co.

"Dimmable window systems and methods" was invented by Jeffrey Lynn Duce (Seattle), Scott Alan Adams (Seattle) and Edward Ryan Greene (Ladson, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and a method include a dimmable window system including window structure having a first surface and an opposite second surface, and an electrical film component that is operably coupled with the second surface of the window structure. The electrical film component is controlled to change between plural different states. A power source provides power to the electrical film component to change the ...