SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): May 11, 2006


RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

          DELAWARE                      1-9399               11-2103466
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION    (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)   (IRS EMPLOYER
     OF INCORPORATION)                                      IDENTIFICATION NO.)

240 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE
WOODBURY, NEW YORK 11797-2033
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND ZIP CODE)

REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (516) 364-1902

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Effective May 11, 2006, Research Frontiers Incorporated entered into a non-exclusive worldwide license agreement with Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.(AGC) granting AGC the license to manufacture and sell various automotive glass products using the COmpany's SPD light-control technology.

The foregoing description of the license agreement with AGC does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the License Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.45 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

10.45 License Agreement effective as of May 11, 2006 between Research Frontiers Incorporated and Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. Filed herewith with portions of this document omitted pursuant to the Registrant's request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and incorporated herein by reference.

99.1 Research Frontiers Press Release Dated May 15, 2006

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED

Dated: May 15, 2006

                                          /s/ Joseph M. Harary
                                          ---------------------------
                                          By: Joseph M. Harary
                                          Title: President


[EXHIBIT 10.45- Certain portions of this document have been omitted in the publicly filed version of this document pursuant to the Registrant's request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Omitted confidential information is indicated in brackets in this Exhibit.]

SPD-SMART WINDOW LICENSE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED
AND
ASAHI GLASS CO., LTD.

This License Agreement ("Agreement") effective as of May 11, 2006 by and between RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation ("LICENSOR") and ASAHI GLASS CO., LTD., a Japanese corporation ("LICENSEE").

RECITALS

WHEREAS, LICENSOR has been engaged in research and development in the application of physicochemical concepts to Light Valves and Licensed Products (both as hereinafter defined) and of methods and apparatus relating to products incorporating such concepts and is possessed of and can convey information and know-how for such products and rights to manufacture, use and sell such products; and

WHEREAS, LICENSEE is interested in manufacturing and selling Licensed Products; and

WHEREAS, LICENSEE desires to acquire from LICENSOR, and LICENSOR desires to grant to LICENSEE, certain rights and licenses with respect to such technology of LICENSOR;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows.

1 DEFINITIONS.

The following terms when used herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Article 1.

The "Effective Date" of this Agreement shall be the date first set forth above which is the last date of formal execution of this Agreement by duly authorized representatives of the parties to this Agreement as indicated on the signature page of this Agreement.

"Licensed Product" means only a Light Valve Transportation Vehicle Window Product incorporating a Light Valve. The term "Licensed Product" shall not include Light Valves used or intended for use in any product other than as specifically defined herein, such as but not limited to, other window products not specifically defined herein, such as, but not limited to, Light Valve Architectural Window Products, window products for vehicles not specifically included in the definition of Light Valve Transportation Vehicle Window Product, and non- window products such as but not limited to displays, eyewear, sunvisors, toys, mirrors or filters for scientific instruments, lamps or contrast enhancement of displays. The term "display" means any device for displaying letters, numbers, images or other indicia or patterns. Nothing contained herein shall permit LICENSEE to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of a Light Valve which is not incorporated or intended to be incorporated as described above into a Light Valve Transportation Vehicle Window Product.

"Licensed Territory" means all countries of the world.

"Light Valve" means a variable light transmission device comprising: a cell including cell walls, containing or adapted to contain an activatable material, described hereinafter, such that a change in the optical characteristics of the activatable material affects the characteristics of light absorbed by, transmitted through and/or reflected from the cell; means incorporated in or on the cell, or separate therefrom for applying an electric or magnetic field to the activatable material within the cell; and coatings, (including, but not limited to, electrodes), spacers, seals, electrical and/or electronic components, and other elements incorporated in or on the cell. The activatable material, which the cell contains or is adapted to contain, includes in it solid suspended particles, which when subjected to a suitable electric or magnetic field, orient to produce a change in the optical characteristics of the device, and may be in the form of a liquid suspension, gel, film or other material.

"Light Valve Architectural Window Product" means a Light Valve used or intended for use solely as a window integrally incorporated in, or attached as a fixture to the external structure or internal structure of any building, whether permanent or temporary, and whether above or below ground.

"Light Valve Transportation Vehicle Window Product" means a Light Valve used or intended for use as a window (including sunroofs, windshields, and side and rear window panes which are an integral part of the internal or external structure) integrally incorporated in a transportation vehicle of a type not primarily designed or primarily intended for military use. The term "Light Valve Transportation Vehicle Window Product" shall not include a Light Valve used or intended for use as a sunvisor, but may include Light Valves which are used or intended for use in a non-military transportation vehicle as, or as part of, or are laminated to, or the surface area of which is primarily attached to, a window, sunroof or windshield. The term "transportation vehicle" shall mean passenger cars, recreational vehicles, trucks, boats, mobile cranes, and trains, but shall not include other types of vehicles such as aircraft, space craft and space-stations.

The "Net Selling Price" of Licensed Products on which royalties are payable shall be the genuine selling price of LICENSEE and its sublicensees hereunder f.o.b. factory at which nonaffiliated customers are billed in the usual course of business for Licensed Products, as packed for shipment to the customer, reduced only by the applicable proportions of the following if, and to the extent that, amounts in respect thereof are reflected in such selling price: (i) normal trade discounts actually allowed; (ii) sales, use or excise and added value taxes and custom duties paid; (iii) if the genuine selling price is other than f.o.b. factory, amounts paid for f.o.b. transportation of Licensed Products to the customer's premises or place of installation or delivery; (iv) the cost to LICENSEE or its sublicensees hereunder of any part or component included in Licensed Products which is purchased directly from LICENSOR; (v) insurance costs and the costs of packing material, boxes, cartons and crates required for shipping; provided, however, that the Net Selling Price of a Licensed Product may not be less than 90% of the gross selling price of said Licensed Product after all deductions therefrom excluding materials purchased by LICENSEE from LICENSOR pursuant to subsection (iv) hereof, if any. If a Licensed Product is leased, sold, used or to otherwise disposed of on terms not involving a bona fide arm's length sale to an unaffiliated third party, then the Net Selling Price for such transactions shall be deemed to be the Net Selling Price as defined above for identical products sold to a nonaffiliated customer nearest to the date of such lease, sale, use, or other disposition. If a Licensed Product is sold in combination with other products or as a part or component of another product and a single selling price is billed for such combination product, the Net Selling Price for the computation of royalties payable hereunder on such Licensed Product shall be equal to the product of the single selling price for such combination product (reduced as may be permitted by subsections (i-v) above) times the actual cost of manufacturing such Licensed Product divided by the actual cost of manufacturing such combination product.

"Technical Information" means all useful information relating to apparatus, methods, processes, practices, formulas, techniques, procedures, patterns, ingredients, designs and the like including (by way of example) drawings, written recitations of data, specifications, parts, lists, assembly procedures, operating and maintenance manuals, test and other technical reports, know- how of LICENSOR and the like owned or controlled by LICENSOR, to the extent they exist, that relate to Light Valves, Licensed Products and/or to the suspensions or other components used or usable for Licensed Products or Light Valves including, but not limited to, particles, particle precursors, coatings, polymers, liquid suspensions and suspending liquids, or any combination thereof, and that consist of concepts invented or developed by LICENSOR. Know-how of LICENSOR's suppliers and of LICENSOR's other licensees and their sublicensees under licenses from LICENSOR shall not be considered Technical Information owned or controlled by LICENSOR.

2 GRANT OF LICENSE.

2.1 License. During the term of this Agreement, LICENSOR hereby grants LICENSEE a non-exclusive right and license to use (a) all of the Technical Information, if any, (subject to Section 8.1 hereof), furnished by LICENSOR pursuant to this Agreement, and (b) any invention claimed in (i) any of the unexpired patents now or hereafter listed on Schedule A attached hereto or (ii) unexpired patents which issue from pending patent applications now or hereafter listed in Schedule A, and any continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, reissues, reexaminations or extensions thereof to make, have made, and to lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of Licensed Products in the Licensed Territory.

2.2 No Other Rights. LICENSEE acknowledges that, except for the specific licenses granted to it under Section 2.1 hereof for use in Licensed Products, LICENSEE has not acquired any rights or licenses under this Agreement to use Light Valves or any components thereof made by or for LICENSEE or its sublicensees pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Sublicenses. LICENSEE may grant non-exclusive sublicenses to any of its affiliates at least 80% of the ownership of which is held directly or indirectly by LICENSEE, the obligations of which affiliates to LICENSOR hereunder LICENSEE hereby guarantees, provided that each such affiliate acknowledges to LICENSOR in writing that it wishes to become a sublicensee hereunder prior to doing so and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. All sublicenses shall (i) be non-exclusive, (ii) shall terminate with the termination of the rights and licenses granted to LICENSEE under Section 2.1 hereof, and be otherwise limited in accordance with the limitations and restrictions which are imposed on the rights and licenses granted to LICENSEE hereunder, (iii) contain confidentiality provisions no less protective than those contained in Section 12.1 hereof, and (iv) contain such other terms, conditions and licenses as are necessary to enable LICENSEE to fulfill its obligations hereunder. LICENSEE shall send LICENSOR a copy of every sublicense agreement or other agreement entered into by LICENSEE in connection with a sublicense hereunder within thirty (30) days of the execution thereof. LICENSOR may terminate any such sublicense if there is any change in the ownership or control of a sublicensee that does not meet the requirements of this section.

3 ROYALTY PAYMENTS, REPORTS AND RECORD-KEEPING.

3.1 Royalties and Reports on Net Sales. During the term of this Agreement, LICENSEE shall pay LICENSOR an earned royalty which shall be ten percent (10%) of the Net Selling Price of Licensed Products which embody, or the manufacture of which utilizes, any of the rights granted under Section 2.1 hereof, and which are manufactured by or for LICENSEE and sold, leased, used or otherwise disposed of by or for LICENSEE or a permitted sublicensee. Payments under this Section 3.1 shall be made on a quarterly basis and made within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter in which such Licensed Products were sold, leased, used or otherwise disposed of by or for LICENSEE or a permitted sublicensee hereunder. Each royalty payment shall be in U.S. dollars and shall be accompanied by a statement by LICENSEE showing in reasonable detail the amount of Licensed Products sold, used, leased or otherwise disposed of by or for LICENSEE and its sublicensees during the preceding month, any deductions taken or credits applied and the currency exchange rate used to report sales made in currencies other than U.S. dollars. LICENSEE shall use the exchange rates for buying U.S. dollars in effect on the last day of each month, as specified in The New York Times. The first such statement shall cover the period from the Effective Date of this Agreement to the end of the first calendar month in which a Licensed Product is sold, used, leased or otherwise disposed of by or for LICENSEE or its sublicensees. LICENSEE shall also furnish to LICENSOR at the same time it becomes available to any third party a copy of each brochure, advertisement or other marketing and promotional materials prepared, published or distributed by LICENSEE or its sublicensees relating to Licensed Products. LICENSOR shall have the right, but not the obligation, to approve any use by LICENSEE of its name, logo, or other information about Licensed Products and to require the correction of any inaccurate information.

3.2 Minimum Royalties. Regardless of whether LICENSEE is selling any Licensed Products, during the term of this Agreement LICENSEE shall pay LICENSOR an initial fee of [Confidential Information Omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission]upon signing of this License Agreement and the non-refundable minimum royalties (in U.S. Dollars) specified below for each of the stated periods unless this Agreement is theretofore terminated:

Period Minimum Royalty

[Confidential Information Omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission]

3.3 Time and Method of Payment. The initial payment under Section 3.2 and the minimum royalty payment for 2006 shall be paid to LICENSOR within 30 days of the Effective Date of this Agreement, and each subsequent payment under Section 3.2 to LICENSOR shall be made on or before January 31 of each license year commencing January 1, 2007. All other payments shall be due on the date specified in this Agreement, or if no date is specified, within 30 days of invoice. All payments made to LICENSOR under this Agreement shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of Research Frontiers Incorporated at Chase Manhattan Bank, 6040 Tarbell Road, Syracuse, New York 13206, Account No.: 825-624-290, ABA Wire Code No.: 021 000 021, or to such other account or place as LICENSOR may specify in a notice to LICENSEE.

3.4 Sales, Use and Returns. Licensed Products shall be considered as sold, leased or used and royalties shall accrue on the earlier of when such Licensed Products are billed out or when delivered, shipped or mailed to the customer. If as a result of a price reduction or a return of Licensed Products previously sold a credit or refund to a customer is given on part or all of the sale price of such Licensed Products, a credit shall be allowed against royalties accruing thereafter under this Agreement equal to the royalty paid on that part of the sales price so credited or refunded.

3.5 Recordkeeping. LICENSEE shall keep and shall cause each sublicensee to keep for six (6) years after the date of submission of each statement supported thereby, true and accurate records, files and books of accounts that relate to Licensed Products, all data reasonably required for the full computation and verification of the Net Selling Price of Licensed Products, deductions therefrom and royalties to be paid, as well as the other information to be given in the statements herein provided for, and shall permit LICENSOR or its duly authorized representatives, upon reasonable notice, adequately to inspect the same at any time during usual business hours. An independent certified public accounting firm (selected by LICENSOR from the largest ten certified public accounting firms in the United States of America or Japan) may audit such records, files and books of accounts to determine the accuracy of the statements given by LICENSEE pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof, disclosing to LICENSOR and to LICENSEE only whether there is a breach or discrepancy and, if so, the amount of the discrepancy and the details of any breach. Such an audit shall be made upon reasonable advance notice to LICENSEE and during usual business hours no more frequently than annually. The cost of the audit shall be borne by LICENSOR, unless the audit shall disclose a material breach by LICENSEE of any term of this Agreement, or an underpayment error in excess of two percent of the total monies paid to LICENSOR by LICENSEE during the audited period, in which case LICENSEE shall bear the full cost of such audit. LICENSEE shall pay LICENSOR all additional monies that are disclosed by the audit to be due and owing to LICENSOR within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the report, and LICENSOR shall, at its option, either pay LICENSEE any monies that are disclosed by the audit to have been over paid within thirty (30) days of the receipt of this report, or credit such amount towards future royalty or other payments due by LICENSEE to LICENSOR.

4 OBLIGATIONS OF LICENSEE.

4.1 Compliance. LICENSEE agrees that, without limitation, any manufacture, sale, lease, use or other disposition of Licensed Products that is not in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement.

4.2 End Users. LICENSEE shall require all direct recipients of Licensed Products to whom Licensed Products are sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of by LICENSEE or its sublicensees, to look only to LICENSEE and not to LICENSOR or its affiliates for any claims, warranties, or liability relating to such Licensed Products.

4.3 Laws and Regulations. LICENSEE shall be solely responsible for complying with all laws and regulations affecting the manufacture, use and sale or other disposition of Licensed Products by LICENSEE and its sublicensees and for obtaining all approvals necessary from governmental agencies and other entities. LICENSEE agrees to maintain a file of all such approvals and to send LICENSOR a copy of all such approvals (including English translations thereof, to the extent that such English translations are readily available, in the case of approvals required by any foreign country) within 10 business days of any written request for such copies by LICENSOR. LICENSEE represents and warrants to LICENSOR that no approval from any governmental agency or ministry, or from any third party, is required to effectuate the terms of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

4.4 Purchase of Components from Others. By virtue of the disclosure of Technical Information and information, if any, provided from time to time by LICENSOR to LICENSEE and to its other licensees, and each of their sublicensees and affiliates, any component of a Light Valve, including, without limitation, materials, suspensions, films, polymers, coatings, particle precursors, and particles (each, a "Component"), which LICENSEE or its sublicensees makes, has made for it or purchases from any third party for use in Licensed Products shall be deemed to have been manufactured at least in part using the Technical Information provided by LICENSOR if LICENSEE or any supplier of a Component to LICENSEE has had access to Technical Information of any kind of LICENSOR or its licensees and their sublicensees, consultants, subcontractors, agents or representatives. LICENSEE and its sublicensees each shall (i) use all Components only in strict accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and not for any other purpose or resold by LICENSEE or its sublicensees except as specifically permitted by the license granted in Section 2.1 hereof, and (ii) only look to the manufacturer or supplier of such Component or other item used by LICENSEE or its sublicensees and not to LICENSOR or its affiliates for any claims, warranties or liability relating to such Component or other item. LICENSEE acknowledges that LICENSOR has not made any representations or warranties regarding the availability of any Component, or the price thereof, and that in all respects LICENSEE shall deal directly with the suppliers of such Components and will obtain from them information regarding availability, pricing and/or other terms relating to such Components.

4.5 No Warranties by LICENSOR. LICENSOR does not represent or warrant the performance of any Licensed Product or of any material, Component or information provided hereunder, and LICENSEE expressly acknowledges and agrees that any such material, Component or information provided by LICENSOR hereunder is provided "AS IS", and that LICENSOR makes no warranty with respect thereto and DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT THERETO, ITS USE OR ANY INABILITY TO USE IT, OR THE RESULTS OF ITS USE. Except for any breach of the terms of this Agreement, in no event shall either party to this Agreement be liable to the other (other than for the indemnification for third party claims pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof) for any damages, whether in contract or tort (including negligence), including but not limited to direct, consequential, special, exemplary, incidental and indirect damages, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the use, the results of use, or the inability to use any Licensed Product, material, Component or information provided hereunder.

4.6 Analysis. LICENSEE will only incorporate Components received from authorized suppliers into Licensed Products and for no other purpose and will not directly or indirectly attempt to reverse-engineer any material provided to it hereunder by LICENSEE or any supplier of any Component; provided, however, that LICENSEE may conduct its own analyses in the ordinary course of its business for such matters as testing for impurities in its own products.

4.7 Personnel. LICENSEE shall assign personnel from its technical staff who shall be responsible for the development of Licensed Products during the term of this Agreement.

4.8 Promotional Activities. LICENSEE will promote Licensed Products in any manner that LICENSEE reasonably believes will benefit LICENSEE's activities in the relevant market.

5 TRADEMARKS.

5.1 Trademarks. All trademarks or service marks that either party may adopt and use for Licensed Products or other products incorporating Light Valves are and shall remain the exclusive property of the adopting party, and the other party shall not obtain any rights and license to such marks under this Agreement, but may inform others that the adopting party has licensed or produced Licensed Products or products incorporating Light Valves under such mark or marks and may use the adopting party's logo in connection therewith. LICENSOR may require LICENSEE or its permitted sublicensees to indicate on packaging that such product is licensed from Research Frontiers Incorporated or to otherwise include language and/or designations approved by LICENSOR indicating an affiliation with Research Frontiers Incorporated or to use trademarks specified by LICENSOR on LICENSEE's Licensed Products.

6 INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION.

6.1 Insurance. LICENSEE shall maintain at all times ample product liability and other liability insurance covering its operations relating to the subject matter of this Agreement Upon request, LICENSEE shall provide LICENSOR of evidence of such insurance. LICENSEE may fulfill its obligation under this
Section 6.1 as part of a general company-wide program of self- insurance.

6.2 Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.5 to the contrary, LICENSEE, and its affiliates, successors and assigns and sublicensees (each, an "Indemnifying Party"), shall each hereby indemnify and hold harmless LICENSOR and its shareholders, officers, directors, agents and employees (each, an "Indemnified Party"), against any liability, damage, loss, fine, penalty, claim, cost or expense (including reasonable costs of investigation and settlement and attorneys', accountants' and other experts' fees and expenses) arising out of any action or inaction by any Indemnifying Party relating to this Agreement including an Indemnifying Party's manufacture, sale, use, lease or other disposition of Licensed Products, and related materials, or other use of the information and rights granted hereunder. Any knowledge of LICENSEE's or its sublicensees' activities by LICENSOR or its representatives shall in no way impose any liability on LICENSOR or reduce the responsibilities of LICENSEE hereunder or relieve it from any of its obligations and warranties under this Agreement.

7 FUTURE PATENTS.

7.1 Future Patents. Each party, at its cost, may file patent applications in the United States and in foreign countries covering any invention made by such party.

7.2 Improvements and Modifications. (a) Any future improvements or modifications invented or developed by or on behalf of LICENSEE, LICENSEE's sublicensees and LICENSOR after the Effective Date of this Agreement, if any, which relate in any way to or are useful in the design, operation, manufacture and assembly of Licensed Products, and/or to the suspensions or other components used or usable in Licensed Products shall not be included in this Agreement. Upon written request by the non-inventing party, LICENSOR and LICENSEE shall negotiate with each other regarding the grant of nonexclusive rights and licenses to use such improvements and modifications, but neither party shall be obligated to grant such rights and licenses to one another. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, LICENSOR may use, license and sublicense any improvement, modification or invention which is jointly developed by LICENSEE or its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, contractors, or consultants, on the one hand, and LICENSOR or its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, contractors or consultants, on the other hand.

(b) During the term of this Agreement, each party shall inform the other in writing (without any obligation to reveal details which would be confidential information) at least as frequently as once a year in January of each calendar year if any significant improvements or modifications have been made relating to the subject matter of this Agreement and as to the general nature of any such improvements and modifications.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, LICENSOR may, but shall not be required to, voluntarily and without additional cost to LICENSEE disclose certain information relating to future improvements and modifications and license to LICENSEE rights in such certain future improvements and modifications, and any information so disclosed will be considered Technical Information which LICENSEE shall be obligated to keep confidential pursuant to Section 12.1 of this Agreement. In connection therewith, LICENSOR, may voluntarily add patents and/or patent applications to Schedule A hereof that pertain to Light Valves and Light Valve Transportation Vehicle Window Products or methods of controlling Light Valves. No disclosure of any information by LICENSOR shall in any way establish a course of dealing or otherwise require LICENSOR to make any future disclosure of information under this Agreement.

7.3 Foreign Patent Applications. During the term of this Agreement, LICENSEE may designate that any patent application now or hereafter listed on or incorporated into Schedule A shall be filed or maintained in any foreign country included in the Licensed Territory. If so designated and if legally possible to do so, LICENSOR shall promptly file, prosecute and maintain such applications and resulting patents, and LICENSEE shall pay to LICENSOR the complete cost, including reasonable attorney's fees, to file, prosecute and maintain any such patent application and resulting patents specifically so designated by LICENSEE.

8 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.

8.1. Materials. Upon request by LICENSEE, during the term of this Agreement and when convenient to LICENSOR and LICENSEE, LICENSOR shall supply LICENSEE with small quantities of materials related to Licensed Products for experimental use only by LICENSEE and shall charge LICENSEE $750 per man/day plus the cost of any other materials used in making such materials, plus the cost of shipping such materials to LICENSEE. Upon request by LICENSEE, during the term of this Agreement and when convenient to LICENSOR and LICENSEE, LICENSOR may make its personnel available to consult with LICENSEE and its contractors, with compensation to LICENSOR for such consultation to be agreed to by LICENSOR and LICENSEE. Each invoice submitted by LICENSOR for such service shall include detailed explanations of the charges, and, if requested by LICENSEE, copies of receipts. The parties acknowledge that LICENSOR has no obligation to transfer to LICENSEE any Technical Information other than as may be embodied in such sample materials, and that, other than sample materials, if any, that may be supplied by LICENSOR as aforesaid, LICENSEE will be acquiring materials from authorized suppliers other than LICENSOR.

8.2 Inquiries. LICENSEE and LICENSOR may also at any time during the term of this Agreement make reasonable inquiry by telephone, facsimile or mail to one another in regard to any information or data furnished pursuant to this Agreement.

8.3 Visits. During all visits by either party to the facilities of the other party, visitors shall comply with all reasonable rules of the host company, and each party to this Agreement will indemnify and hold the other party harmless from any liability, claim or loss whatsoever (i) for any injury to, or, death of, any of its employees or agents while such persons are present at the facility of the other party; and (ii) for any damages to its own property or to the property of any such employee or agent which may occur during the presence of any such person at the facility of the other party, regardless of how such damage occurs.

8.4 Sole Purpose. Any documentation or information supplied pursuant to this Agreement by either party to the other shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in this Agreement.

9 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION RESPONSIBILITIES.

9.1 Proprietary Rights: Notices. Each party shall provide appropriate notices of patents or other similar notice of the patent rights of the other party on all products utilizing the patented inventions of the other party. Either party may add its own patent notice to any copy or embodiment which contains its patented inventions.

9.2 LICENSOR Exclusive Owner. LICENSEE hereby acknowledges LICENSOR as purporting to be the sole and exclusive owner of the patents and patent applications listed on Schedule A and that, except for the rights granted hereunder, LICENSEE shall not have any rights or attempt to assert any ownership rights in and to those patents and patent applications.

10 TERM AND TERMINATION.

10.1 Term. The term of this Agreement shall extend from the Effective Date of this Agreement to the date of termination of this Agreement. Unless sooner terminated or extended, as herein provided for below, this Agreement shall terminate as otherwise provided below or upon the expiration of the last of (A) the last to expire of the patents now or hereafter listed in Schedule A hereof, and (B) the expiration of the period in which LICENSEE is obligated to maintain confidential Technical Information of LICENSOR pursuant to Section 12.1 hereof.

10.2 Termination by LICENSEE. LICENSEE may terminate this Agreement effective as of December 31, 2016 or as of any anniversary thereof by giving LICENSOR prior notice thereof unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided. Such notice shall be made in writing and shall be given between at least 60 days prior to the effective date for which such termination is to be effective.

10.3 Termination by LICENSOR. LICENSOR may terminate this Agreement at any time effective as of December 31, 2016 or as of any anniversary thereof upon at least 30 days' notice to LICENSEE for any reason, provided, however, that LICENSOR shall give LICENSEE at least one years' notice of any early termination under this Section 10.3 if LICENSEE is producing and selling Licensed Products hereunder, and provided further that if LICENSOR gives LICENSEE a notice of termination pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 10.3 and the effective termination date of such notice would be prior to the expiration of a binding contractual obligation of LICENSEE to supply Licensed Products to a customer of LICENSEE which contract is in effect at the time LICENSOR's termination notice is given, then the LICENSEE may, by providing LICENSOR within 10 business days with a copy of the relevant portion of such contract, extend the effective date of LICENSOR's termination to December 31st of the calendar year in which the aforesaid contractual obligation of LICENSEE to its customer expires, but in no event shall the foregoing extension imply any extension of time beyond the time period specified in Section 10.1 above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, LICENSOR may terminate this Agreement at any time upon at least 30 days' notice to LICENSEE if LICENSEE shall have failed to make any payment when due or at any time breach any material term of this Agreement and such payment is not made or such breach is not cured within any applicable cure period specified in Article 11 of this Agreement, or repeatedly provide inaccurate reports hereunder, or if there has been a cessation by LICENSEE of general operations or of work related to Licensed Products.

10.4 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement expires or is terminated for any reason whatsoever, in addition to any other remedies which one party may have against the other: (1) all of LICENSEE's rights and licenses under this Agreement shall cease, and LICENSEE shall immediately return to LICENSOR all Technical Information furnished to LICENSEE under this Agreement, together with all reproductions, copies and summaries thereof; provided, however, that LICENSEE may retain solely for archival purposes one copy of all such documents in its legal department files, (2) at LICENSOR's option, LICENSEE shall, within 30 days of the date of such termination, either (A) sell and deliver to LICENSOR at LICENSEE's direct cost of manufacture any Licensed Products which shall then be in the possession of LICENSEE, and, if requested by LICENSOR, LICENSEE shall finish and deliver to LICENSOR any Licensed Products in the process of manufacture as soon as possible and, in any case, not later than 30 days after receiving LICENSOR's request, and/or (B) with respect to any unsold inventory and work in the process of manufacture, to complete such work in process and sell any remaining inventory during the period not to exceed six months from the date of termination or expiration of this Agreement provided that at the completion of such six-month period, LICENSEE shall promptly destroy and dispose of any Licensed Products (and Licensed Products in the process of manufacture) not sold under this Section 10.4 and (3) LICENSEE hereby grants to LICENSOR a nonexclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, worldwide license with the right to grant sublicenses to others to utilize all technical information, improvements and/or modifications (whether or not the subject of patents or pending patent applications) developed or invented by or on behalf of LICENSEE and/or its sublicensees, subcontractors, or agents hereunder through the date of such termination or expiration of this Agreement relating to Light Valves, or Licensed Products, and upon such termination, LICENSEE shall provide LICENSOR in reasonable detail complete information regarding such technical information, improvements and/or modifications. The foregoing license shall be self-effectuating, but LICENSEE shall upon written notice by LICENSOR at any time hereafter deliver to LICENSOR within 30 days of such notice any document or other instrument reasonably requested by LICENSOR to convey such license rights to LICENSOR such as, by way of example, confirmations or instruments of conveyance or assignment. No termination of this Agreement by expiration or otherwise shall release LICENSEE or LICENSOR from any of its continuing obligations hereunder, if any, or limit, in any way any other remedy one party may have against the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, LICENSEE's obligations to LICENSOR under Sections 3.1, 3.5, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 6.1, 6.2, 7.2, 8.3, 8.4, 10.4, 12.1, and Articles 13 and 14 shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

11 EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES.

11.1 Events of Default. Each of the following events shall constitute an "Event of Default" under this Agreement:

11.1.1 (a) A party's failure to make any payment due in a timely manner or a party's material breach or material failure to punctually perform any of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, which material breach or failure, if curable, remains uncured for thirty (30) days after written notice of such breach or failure is received by the breaching party; or (b) a material misrepresentation is made by a party in any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement and the misrepresented facts or circumstances, if curable, remain uncured thirty (30) days after written notice of such misrepresentation is received by the breaching party; and, in either case, if such breach or misrepresentation is not curable, termination shall occur thirty
(30) days after such misrepresentation or breach at the option of the non-breaching party; or

11.1.2 The failure by a party upon request to provide the other party with adequate assurances of its performance of all obligations under this Agreement upon: (a) such first party's filing of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy; (b) the filing of any involuntary petition to have such first party declared bankrupt which has not been dismissed within ninety (90) days of its filing; (c) the appointment of a receiver or trustee for such first party which has not been rescinded within ninety (90) days of the date of such appointment; or (d) such first party otherwise becoming insolvent or otherwise making an assignment for the benefit of creditors.

11.2 Default by a Party. If there occurs an Event of Default with respect to a party, the other party may:

(a) seek damages; and/or

(b) seek an injunction or an order for mandatory or specific performance; and/or

(c) terminate this Agreement and the licenses granted to LICENSEE hereunder whereupon the non-defaulting party shall have no further obligations under this Agreement except those which expressly survive termination, and except with respect to royalty payments due and owing to LICENSOR as of the termination date or any subsequent period specified in Section 10.4.

12 CONFIDENTIALITY.

12.1 Confidential Information. (a) LICENSEE agrees for itself, its sublicensees and their employees and agents that for twenty (20) years from the later of the Effective Date of this Agreement or the latest date of its receipt of confidential information, as described below, disclosed to LICENSEE by LICENSOR pursuant to this Agreement, such information shall be held in confidence; provided, however, there shall be no obligation to treat as confidential information which is or becomes available to the public other than through a breach of this obligation, or which was already possessed by LICENSEE in writing (or otherwise provable to be in the possession of LICENSEE) prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement (and was not received from LICENSOR) or which is shown by LICENSEE to have been received by it from a third party who had the legal right to so disclose it without restrictions and without breach of any agreement with LICENSOR or its licensees. LICENSOR shall affix an appropriate legend on all written documentation given to LICENSEE which contains confidential information. LICENSEE acknowledges that the list of patent applications contained on Schedule A is confidential information of LICENSOR. If confidential information is otherwise conveyed orally by LICENSOR, LICENSOR shall specify to LICENSEE at the time such information is being conveyed (or in a subsequent letter referring to the conversation) that the information conveyed is confidential. Unless otherwise provided in a separate agreement between LICENSEE and LICENSOR, LICENSEE has no obligation hereunder to provide LICENSOR with any confidential or proprietary information, and LICENSOR shall have no obligation hereunder to LICENSEE to maintain in confidence or refrain from commercial or other use of any information which LICENSOR is or becomes aware of under this Agreement. The terms and provisions of this Agreement or any other agreement between the parties shall not be considered confidential except that LICENSEE may not disclose the minimum annual royalty payments specified in Article 3 hereof without LICENSOR's prior written consent, and the parties hereto acknowledge that, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, LICENSOR may file copies of this Agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and with NASDAQ and with any other stock exchange on which LICENSOR's securities may be listed. LICENSEE agrees that for the period of time during which LICENSEE is obligated to keep information confidential hereunder, LICENSEE will not make, use, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of products using or directly or indirectly derived from Licensed Products, Light Valves, or Components, or which otherwise comprise suspended particles, which when subjected to a suitable electric or magnetic field, orient to produce a change in the optical characteristics of the suspension ("SPD Technology") unless an agreement between LICENSOR and LICENSEE permitting it to do so is in full force and effect and the royalties, if any, provided in such agreement are being paid to LICENSOR on such products. The foregoing restriction shall not apply to products (i) which do not directly or indirectly incorporate SPD Technology, such as, but not limited to, liquid crystal devices, or electrochromic devices, or (ii) which incorporate technology involving suspended particles, which when subjected to a suitable electric or magnetic field, orient to produce a change in the optical characteristics of the suspension but which is independently developed and which is not in any way directly or indirectly derived from any Technical Information of LICENSOR or its licensees, sublicensees, or any of their affiliates. LICENSEE shall have the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the availability of any exception of confidentiality exists or that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to a particular product. Nothing contained in this section, however, shall be construed as granting LICENSEE any rights or licenses with respect to any Technical Information or patents of LICENSOR or its other licensees or their sublicensees.

(b) LICENSEE may provide materials to, and disclose information to, a subcontractor relating to this Agreement; provided, however, that LICENSEE shall only disclose such information as is strictly necessary to enable said subcontractor to perform its manufacturing task, and provided that prior to disclosing any information to said subcontractor, said subcontractor has signed a secrecy agreement with LICENSEE at least as protective of LICENSOR's Technical Information as the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, said subcontractor's specific agreement to be bound by the provisions of Section 12.1 hereof to the same extent as LICENSEE. For such purposes, LICENSEE may develop a standard form of secrecy agreement for LICENSOR's approval, after which LICENSEE may use such secrecy agreement with all subcontractors without LICENSOR's prior approval of the secrecy agreement being necessary. LICENSEE shall have all subcontractors sign said secrecy agreement prior to the disclosure of Technical Information to said subcontractor, and LICENSEE shall send LICENSOR a copy of every such secrecy agreement within thirty (30) days after the execution thereof.

13 WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS.

13.1 Reciprocal Representations. Each party represents and warrants to the other that:

13.1.1 Valid Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the officer or representative so doing, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action by it and this Agreement is a valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other laws of general application relating to general equitable principles;

13.1.2 No Conflicts. Nothing herein conflicts with its rights and obligations pursuant to any agreement by a party and any other entity; and

13.1.3 Publicity. The parties shall have the right to use non-confidential information, including but not limited to information concerning this Agreement, a description of the other party, and its logos for marketing, sales, technical assistance, investor relations, disclosure and public relations purposes, and that information permitted to be disclosed by a party under this Section 13.1.3 may appear on such party's (or its subsidiaries' or sublicensees') internet web site, along with links to the internet web sites, and specific pages therefrom, of the other party and its subsidiaries and sublicensees.

13.2 LICENSOR Representations. LICENSOR represents and warrants, for the benefit of LICENSEE, that:

13.2.1 Title. As of the date hereof, LICENSOR has the right to convey the rights and licenses granted by this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations under this Agreement. LICENSOR has caused its employees who are employed to do research, development, or other inventive work to disclose to it any invention or information within the scope of this Agreement and to assign to it rights in such inventions and information in order that LICENSEE shall receive, by virtue of this Agreement, the licenses granted to it under Section 2.1 hereof.

13.2.2 Infringement. As of the date hereof, LICENSOR is not aware of any claim for patent infringement or the misappropriation of trade secrets, being asserted against it by any third party; or of any infringement of the patents listed on Schedule A hereto by any entity.

13.2.3 Patents in Force. To the best of LICENSOR's knowledge, all of the patents listed on Schedule A hereto are currently in force.

13.3 No Warranty. LICENSOR and LICENSEE make no guaranty or warranty to one another under this Agreement (a) that LICENSEE will be able to develop, manufacture, sell or otherwise commercialize Licensed Products, or (b) as to the validity of any patent.

14 MISCELLANEOUS.

14.1 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed, governed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, and LICENSOR and LICENSEE hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts located in the County of Nassau and State of New York for such purposes.

14.2 Confidentiality In Court Proceeding. In order to protect and preserve the confidential information of a party which the parties recognize may be exchanged pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the disclosing party may request, and the receiving party shall not oppose, the court in any action relating to this Agreement to enter a protective order to protect information which is confidential information under Section 12.1 and to seal the record in the action or to hold the proceedings, or portion of the proceedings, in camera; provided, that the requested terms do not prejudice the receiving party's interests. Nothing, however, shall preclude either party from thereafter moving to unseal its own records or to have matter and information designated as confidential under any relevant protective order designated otherwise in accordance with the circumstances as they shall appear at that time.

14.3 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is declared or found to be illegal, unenforceable or void, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to agree upon a substitute provision that is legal and enforceable and is as nearly as possible consistent with the intentions underlying the original provision. If the remainder of this Agreement is not materially affected by such declaration or finding and is capable of substantial performance, then the remainder shall be enforced to the extent permitted by law.

14.4 Waiver. Unless agreed to by the parties in writing to the contrary, the failure of either party to insist in any one or more instances upon the strict performance of any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement, or to exercise any right contained in this Agreement or provided by law, shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of the performance of such provision or right or the right subsequently to demand such strict performance or exercise of such right, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall continue unchanged and remain in full force and effect.

14.5 Captions. The captions and headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and reference only and in no way define or limit the scope or content of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation of its provisions.

14.6 Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. However, LICENSEE agrees that it shall not assign this Agreement or its rights hereunder without the prior written consent of LICENSOR except to a successor to substantially all of its business relating to Light Valves and whose obligations hereunder are guaranteed to LICENSOR by LICENSEE. LICENSOR may assign all of its rights and obligations hereunder to any successor to any of its business interests or to any company controlling or controlled by LICENSOR. All assignees shall expressly assume in writing the performance of all the terms and conditions of this Agreement to be performed by the assigning party, and an originally signed instrument of such assumption and assignment shall be delivered to the non- assigning party within 30 days of the execution of such instrument.

14.7 Schedules. All Schedules attached to this Agreement shall be deemed to be a part of this Agreement as if set forth fully in this Agreement.

14.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between LICENSOR and LICENSEE with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersedes all prior agreements, proposals, understandings, letters of intent, negotiations and discussions with respect to the subject matter hereof and can be modified, amended, supplemented or changed only by an agreement in writing which makes specific reference to this Agreement and which is executed in writing by the parties; provided, however, that either party may unilaterally waive in writing any provision imposing an obligation on the other.

14.9 Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given or made in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given on the earliest of (i) actual receipt, irrespective of method of delivery, (ii) on the delivery day following dispatch if sent by express mail (or similar next day courier service), or (iii) on the sixth day after mailing by registered or certified air mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed as follows:

LICENSOR:               Robert L. Saxe, Chairman and CEO
                                Research Frontiers Incorporated
                                240 Crossways Park Drive
                                Woodbury, New York 11797-2033 USA
                                Facsimile:      (516) 364-3798
                                Telephone:      (516) 364-1902

LICENSEE:               ASAHI GLASS CO., LTD.

1-12-1 Yurakucho,Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8405, JAPAN
Facsimile:
Telephone: +81-(0)3-3218-5382

or to such substitute addresses and persons as a party may designate to the other from time to time by written notice in accordance with this provision.

14.10 Bankruptcy Code. If either party should file a petition under the federal bankruptcy laws, or that an involuntary petition shall be filed against such party, the parties intend that the non-filing party shall be protected in the continued enjoyment of its rights hereunder to the maximum feasible extent including, without limitation, if it so elects, the protection conferred upon licensees under section 365(n) of Title 17 of the U.S. Code. Each party agrees that it will give the other party immediate notice of the filing of any voluntary or involuntary petition under the federal bankruptcy laws.

14.11 Construction. This Agreement and the exhibits hereto have been drafted jointly by the parties and in the event of any ambiguities in the language hereof, there shall no be inference drawn in favor or against either party.

14.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

14.13 Status of the Parties. The status of the parties under this Agreement shall be solely that of independent contractors. No party shall have the right to enter into any agreements on behalf of the other party nor shall it represent to any person that it has such right or authority.

The parties, through their duly authorized representatives, and intending to be legally bound, have executed this Agreement, as of the date and year first above written, whereupon it became effective in accordance with its terms.

RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED

By: /s/ Joseph M. Harary
               Joseph M. Harary, President
Date: May 11, 2006

ASAHI GLASS CO., LTD.

By: /s/ Kazuya Oba
        Kazuya Oba, General Manager
Date: May 9, 2006



Schedule A
(As of May 11, 2006)

LIST OF UNITED STATES, INTERNATIONAL AND
FOREIGN PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS

                                         Date    Expiration
Patents in the United States             Issued  Date

4,772,103                       Robert L. Saxe
                "Light Valve Containing an Improved
                    Suspension, and Liquids Therefor"   9/20/88   8/8/06


5,002,701                       Robert L. Saxe
                "Light Polarizing Materials and
                    Suspensions Thereof"                3/26/91   3/26/08


4,877,313                       Robert L. Saxe et al
                "Light Polarizing Materials and
                    Suspensions Thereof"                10/31/89  2/10/09


5,093,041               Joseph A. Check, III et al
                "Light-Polarizing Material Based on
                    Ethylene-diamine Polyacetic Acid
                    Derivatives"                        3/03/92   7/30/10


5,111,331                       Paul Rosenberg
                "Electro-Optical Light Modulator"       5/05/92    7/5/09


5,130,057                       Robert L. Saxe
                "Light Polarizing Materials and
                    Suspensions Thereof"                7/14/92   10/31/06


5,279,773                       Robert L. Saxe
                "Light Valve Incorporating A Suspension
                Stabilized With A Block Polymer"        1/18/94   3/23/12

5,325,220                       Robert L. Saxe
                "Light Valve With Low Emissivity
                  Coating As Electrode"                 6/28/94    3/9/13


5,463,491                       Joseph A. Check III
                "Light Valve Employing a Film Comprising
                  An Encapsulated Liquid Suspension And
                  Method of Making Such Film"           10/31/95  11/6/12


5,463,492                       Joseph A. Check III
                "Light Modulating Film of Improved
                   Clarity For A Light Valve"           10/31/95  11/6/12


5,461,506                       Joseph A. Check III et al
                "Light Valve Suspensions Containing A
                  Trimellitate Or Trimesate And Light
                  Valves Containing The Same"           10/24/95  5/11/13


5,467,217                       Joseph A. Check III et al
                "Light Valve Suspensions and Films
                  Containing UV Absorbers and Light
                  Valves Containing The Same"           11/14/95  5/11/13


5,516,463                       Joseph A. Check III et al
                "Method of Making Light
                        Polarizing Particles"           05/14/96  07/08/14


5,650,872                       Robert L. Saxe et al
                "Light Valve Containing
                        Ultrafine Particles"            07/22/97  12/08/14

5,728,251                       Joseph A.  Check, III
                "Light Modulating Film of Improved
                  UV Stability For a Light Valve"       03/17/98  09/27/15


5,764,402       Jean-Francois Thomas; Pierre Vezin
                Optical Cell Control System 06/09/98  04/24/15

5,838,482       Daniel Decroupet; Pierre Laroche
 Optical Cell 11/17/98  05/16/15

5,691,849       Rene Ledroit; Jean-Francois Thomas; Andre Hecq
                Rear-View Assembly for a Vehicle
                and an Adaptor Therefo   11/25/97  11/25/14

6,114,405               Huifang Zhuang et al
                Ultraviolet Radiation-Curable
                Light-Modulating Film for a Light
                Valve, and Method of Making Same         09/05/00  10/09/17

6,156,239               Robert L. Saxe et al
                Light Polarizing Material, Liquid
                Suspensions and Films Thereof, and Light
                Valve Incorporating Same         12/05/00 02/26/19

6,271,956B1             Robert L. Saxe et al
                Method and Materials for Enhancing the
                Adhesion of SPD Films and Light Valves
                Comprising Same                         08/07/01 03/02/20

6,301,040               Srinivasan Chakrapani et al
                SPD Films Having Improved Properties and
                         Light Valves Comprising Same  10/09/01 05/24/20

6,334,967B1             Robert L. Saxe et al
                Light Polarizing Particles of Improved
                         Particle Size Distribution     01/01/02 12/21/20
                (See also listing for PCT/US99/15508)

6,416,827               Srinivasan Chakrapani et al
                SPD Films and Light Valves Comprising Same 07/09/02[10/27/20]

6,429,961B1             Joseph M. Harary et al
                Methods for Retrofitting Windows With Switchable
                and Non-Switchable Window Enhancements and
                Retrofitted Windows Produced Thereby    08/06/02 10/03/20

6,517,746               Robert L. Saxe et al.
                Polyhalide Particles and Light Valves
                Comprising Same                 02/11/03 01/05/21

6,522,446               Robert L. Saxe
                Anisometrically Shaped Metal Particles,
                Liquid Suspensions and Films Thereof And
                 Light Valves Comprising Same           02/18/03 04/25/21

6,529,312B1             Robert L. Saxe
                Anisometrically Shaped Carbon and/or Graphite
                Particles, Liquid Suspensions and Films Thereof
                And Light Valves Comprising Same        03/04/03 06/07/19
                [See also U.S. Patent No. 6,987,602 filed
                December 27, 2002, a continuation-in-part of this patent]

6,606,185B2             Robert L. Saxe
                SPD Films and Light Valves Comprising Liquid
                Suspensions of Heat-Reflective Particles of
                Mixed Metal Oxides and Methods of Making
                Such Particles          08/12/03 12/08/14

6,804,040               Albert P. Malvino, et al
                Method and Device for Controlling Voltage
                Provided to a Suspended Particle Device 10/12/04 02/13/23

6,897,997               Albert P. Malvino
                Method and Device for Controlling Voltage
                Provided to a Suspended Particle Device 05/24/05 02/13/23
                (continuation-in-part of 6,804,040)

                        Srinivasan Chakrapani et al
6,900,923   "Siloxane Matrix Polymers and SPD Light Valve Films
                        Incorporating Same"             05/31/05 06/18/23

                        Robert L. Saxe, et al
6,936,193    "SPD Light Valve Film Incorporating New
                Suspending Media,and Light Valve
                Incorporating Same"                     08/30/05 04/14/23

6,987,602 B2            Robert L. Saxe, et al
                Anisometrically Shaped Carbon and/or Graphite
                Particles, Liquid Suspensions and Films Thereof
                And Light Valves Comprising Same        01/17/06 06/07/19
                (continuation-in-part of patent 6,529,312B1)


                   PENDING UNITED STATES APPLICATIONS

Serial Number                                               Filing Date

[Confidential Information Omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission]

PENDING INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS

Serial Number Filing Date

[Confidential Information Omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission]

Patent Number
or
Country Serial Number Issued Filed Expiration
[Confidential Information Omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission]


FOREIGN PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS

Patent Number
or

Country Serial Number Issued Filed Expiration

[Confidential Information Omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission]


ASAHI GLASS COMPANY ACQUIRES LICENSE FOR

RESEARCH FRONTIERS' SPD-SMART GLASS TECHNOLOGY
FOR USE IN SUNROOFS AND OTHER AUTOMOTIVE GLASS PRODUCTS

Tokyo, Japan and Woodbury, NY - May 15, 2006. Research Frontiers Incorporated (Nasdaq: REFR) announced today that the Asahi Glass Company, Ltd. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 5201: JP) has acquired a worldwide non-exclusive license to use Research Frontiers' patented SPD-Smart light-control technology for various automotive glass products, including sunroofs and other roof glass systems, as well as use in automotive windows. In December 2003, under sublicense from their subsidiary AGC Automotive Americas, Asahi began to evaluate and test the production of SPD-Smart sunroof and other automotive glass products, and has now become directly licensed by Research Frontiers to produce such products for its customers. The minimum annual royalties and other license terms were not disclosed

Users of SPD-Smart products can manually or automatically "tune" the amount of light, glare and heat that passes through glass or plastic. SPD-Smart products offer functional and aesthetic benefits such as savings on heating and cooling expenses, reduced fading of interior fabrics and other materials, noise-attenuation and impact- resistance, as well as the ability to control light and glare without losing prized views.

The markets for automotive glass are large and growing as glass becomes a higher percentage of vehicle content. More vehicles are equipped with sunroofs, and auto makers are introducing larger sunroofs, glass roof panels, and all-glass roof systems in their vehicles. Worldwide automotive sunroof sales are expected to reach almost 15 million units in 2006, and grow to over 110 million square feet by 2010. Asahi Glass is the world's largest producer of flat glass for both architectural and automotive applications.

About Asahi Glass Company, Ltd.

Asahi Glass Company, Ltd. was established in 1907 and was Japan's first commercial manufacturer of flat glass. Since then, the company has expanded its operations to include chemicals, as well as glass for construction materials, automobiles and display glass for cathode ray tubes, liquid crystal displays, plasma display panels and other applications. Capitalizing on its glass materials and processing technologies, the Company also diversified into the electronics field. Today, Asahi Glass is a multinational corporation with operations centering on glass, electronics and displays, and chemicals, and has a global network of 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in Japan and 24 other countries. For its fiscal year ending December 31, 2005, Asahi Glass Company had sales of JY 1,572 billion ($13.3 billion) and employed 56,900 people worldwide. The Asahi group of companies is the largest flat glass manufacturer in the world. Asahi Glass is the parent corporation of AGC Automotive Americas and Glaverbel,SA, both of which are also existing licensees of Research Frontiers.

About SPD Technology and Research Frontiers Incorporated

Research Frontiers Incorporated (Nasdaq: REFR) develops and licenses suspended particle device (SPD) technology used in VaryFast(TM) SPD-Smart(TM) light-control glass and plastic products. SPD technology, made possible by a flexible light-control film invented by Research Frontiers, allows the user to instantly and precisely control the shading of glass/plastic manually or automatically. SPD technology has numerous product applications, including: SPD-Smart windows, sunshades, skylights and interior partitions for homes and buildings; automotive windows, sunroofs, sunvisors, sunshades, and rear-view mirrors; aircraft and marine windows and window shades; eyewear products; and flat panel displays for electronic products. SPD-Smart film technology was awarded a "Best of What's New Award" from Popular Science magazine for home technology and was also recognized as one of the top new technologies by the Society of Automotive Engineers' Aerospace Engineering magazine. SPD technology is covered by over 450 patents and patent applications held by RFI worldwide. Currently 35 companies are licensed to use Research Frontiers' patented SPD light-control technology in emulsions, film, or end-products. Information about Research Frontiers and its licensees can be found at www.SmartGlass.com.

Note: From time to time Research Frontiers may issue forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Actual results could differ and are not guaranteed. Any forward-looking statements should be considered accordingly. SPD-SmartTM, VaryFastTM, SPD-SmartGlassTM, Powered by SPDTM, The View of the Future - Everywhere You LookTM and Visit SmartGlass.com - to change your view of the world(TM) are trademarks of
Research Frontiers Incorporated.

Contact:
Research Frontiers Incorporated
Joseph M. Harary, President
Patricia A. Bryant, Manager of Investor Relations 516-364-1902
info@SmartGlass.com