Emerging Technology

 

Over the years, Gentex has systematically transformed itself into a technology company, vertically integrated and proficient in a wide range of unique core competencies. Today, Gentex is growing its product portfolio and transforming its tech not only for automotive uses, but also entirely new markets

Solace

Wireless Power & Data Applications

Gentex is partnering with Solace to further develop, manufacture, and commercialize Solace’s unique wireless power systems within a wide variety of industries. 

FEATURES/BENEFITS:

  • Wireless power and data technology
  • Transmit through barriers like glass, wood and concrete
  • Replace wire harnesses
  • Unaffected by extreme conditions; not corrosive like traditional connectors
  • Streamlined design; eliminates slip rings and brushes that degrade and contribute to bulky designs
  • Deliver heat to various surface - induced currents efficiently transfers energy for defrosting/demisting without direct contact
  • Applications in automotive, telecommunications, aerospace & defense, smart home, industrial automation
     
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SAAM

HavenGO - Mobile Indoor Air Quality Monitoring

Gentex is partnering with SAAM, the makers of HavenGO and leader in indoor air quality and chemical detection technology, to help design and manufacture the most advanced mobile indoor air quality monitor.


FEATURES/BENEFITS:

  • Fast and accurate detection of carbon monoxide at low levels
  • Early warning of dangerous combinations of chemical levels in your air
  • First portable air quality monitor with 3+ days battery life
  • Low-level carbon dioxide detection
  • Early detection of potential gas leaks through hydrocarbon monitoring
  • HavenGO app delivers accurate real-time air quality alerts and insights 24/7
  • Audible and visual notifications activated by changing air conditions
  • Temperature & humidity monitoring
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Photonicare

OtoSight™ - Middle Ear Scope

Building on the investment in our partner, Photonicare, we demonstrated their newest Otosight product, a middle-ear scope that can more quickly and accurately diagnose ear infections.

FEATURES/BENEFITS:

  • Provides real-time color view of the ear canal and eardrum
  • Compact, easy-to-use, all-in-one design
  • Helps determine presence of middle ear fluid; characterize type and density
  • Increases accuracy of ear infection diagnosis
  • Improves appropriate prescription of antibiotics 
  • Reduces unnecessary doctor appointments
  • Prevents unwarranted tube surgeries
  • Highly accurate - 90.6% accuracy when assessing middle ear effusion (fluid)
  • Works even if ear wax is present
     
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ADASKY

Thermal Security Camera

In 2023, ADASKY and Gentex established a commercial, engineering, and manufacturing collaboration agreement.

FEATURES/BENEFITS:

  • See and detect what other cameras and sensors cannot
  • Thermal camera detects/measures heat signatures emitted by people and objects
  • Produces high-contrast imagery
  • Works day or night, in all-weather conditions
  • Thermal signature recognized even if camouflaged by landscaping
  • Can detect potential threats at long distances – up to 900’
  • Object classification and video analytics
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Medical Lighting

Dynamic Surgical Task Lighting

Gentex is co-developing a smart lighting system for surgical and patient-care environments that allows medical staff to place focused illumination when and where it’s needed.

FEATURES/BENEFITS:

  • Hands-free, camera-controlled smart lighting for surgery suites
  • Flush-mount ceiling design
  • Automatically directs light where it’s needed
  • Shadow mitigation technology
  • Brightness and color temperature controls
  • Hands-free interface
  • Paddle or monitor control
  • Eliminates glare from fluids and instruments
  • Clinical trials currently underway
     
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RetiSpec

AI Medical Imaging 

Gentex is partnering with RetiSpec to commercialize technology for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. RetiSpec is an artificial intelligence (AI) medical imaging company developing a tool for the early detection of disease biomarkers in the eye.

The Technology 

  • By harnessing hyperspectral imagery, the technology allows for the rapid, simple and cost-effective identification of Alzheimer's biomarkers years before the emergence of clinical symptoms
  • In preclinical and feasibility studies, the retinal imaging technology was effective in detecting small changes in biomarkers associated with elevated cerebral amyloid beta levels early in the disease process
  • Test can be performed fully onsite and seamlessly integrated into clinical workflow to streamline decision making
  • Offers significant potential savings to the healthcare system and increasing the efficiency of therapeutic clinical trials
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eSight

eSightGo - Digital Device for Central Vision Loss

Gentex Acquisition – January 2024

FEATURES/BENEFITS:

  • Mobile electronic eyewear that allows those with visual impairments to perform daily living tasks
  • Improves functional vision for more than 20 different eye conditions
  • High-definition camera, proprietary algorithms, and powerful processing platform relays imagery onto high-resolution screens positioned before each eye 
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