Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting a coaxial cable to an antenna disposed on a thin support, the coaxial cable including a pin and a shield separated by a dielectric element and protected by an insulated layer. The electrical connector includes a shield part having at least one leg and a bridge to clamp the shield between the bridge of the shield part and the antenna and to electrically connect the shield to the antenna. The electrical connector also includes a pin part having at least one leg and a bridge to clamp the pin between the bridge of the pin part and the antenna and to electrically connect the pin to the antenna. The pin part is electrically isolated from the shield part. Each of the at least one leg of the shield part includes at least a penetration means designed to penetrate through the thin support.

Abstract: An antenna unit to be used by being installed so as to face window glass of a building, the antenna unit including a radiating element, a reflective member configured to reflect electromagnetic waves radiated from the radiating element toward outside of the building, and a support unit configured to removably support the reflective member. An antenna unit attachment method includes installing an antenna unit so as to face window glass for a building, the antenna unit having a radiating element and a support unit, and supporting a reflective member that reflects electromagnetic waves radiated from the radiating element by the support unit on an outdoor side relative to the radiating element.

Abstract: An exterior trim element for a motor vehicle, including a glass cover disposed on a support member, the glass cover having an outer face and an inner face. A display system for projecting an image is integrated to a cover part on the inner face of the glass cover glass.

Abstract: A coaxial connector includes a base surface; a coaxial structure where a dielectric is between a central conductor and an outer conductor; and a protrusion protruding from the base surface. The central conductor includes a contact portion protruding from the base surface. In response to a substrate being inserted toward the base surface between the contact portion and the protrusion, the contact portion comes into contact with a conductor pattern formed on a surface of the substrate. The outer conductor includes a protruding conductor protruding from the base surface and not in contact with the substrate inserted between the contact portion and the protrusion.

Abstract: A laminated glazing, and an associated method and use, including a first and a second glass panels laminated together by an interlayer assembly. The interlayer assembly includes a multi-layered acoustic thermoplastic interlayer. The interlayer assembly further includes a thermoplastic layer with low acoustic performances and placed between the multi-layered acoustic thermoplastic interlayer and the first or the second glass panel. The light transmission of the multi-layered acoustic thermoplastic interlayer (TLc) equals to, or is higher, than 50% of the light transmission of the thermoplastic layer (TLd).

Abstract: An improved a glazing unit including a glass panel which is low in reflectance for RF radiation, a coating system which is high in reflectance for RF radiation disposed on the said glass panel and creating onto the glazing unit a dual band bandpass filter. The glazing unit further includes at least one frequencies selective decoated portion of the coating system extending along a plane, P, defined by a longitudinal axis, X, and a vertical axis, Z; having a width, DW, measured along the longitudinal axis, X, and a length, DL, measured along the vertical axis, Z. The at least one frequencies selective decoated portion includes a first decoated element that includes a plurality of unit cells forming a regular grid of n rows by m columns unit cells and a plurality of second decoated elements.

Abstract: A process for producing a fluorinated polymer coating on a fabric substrate, including providing a first plasma source containing at least one pair of hollow-cathode plasma generating electrodes, injecting a first plasma generating gas in the at least one pair of hollow-cathode plasma generating electrodes, applying a first electrical power to the first plasma source, injecting a fluorinated monomer with an inert carrier gas between the at least one pair of hollow-cathode plasma generating electrodes, and depositing the fluorinated polymer coating on a surface of the fabric substrate by exposing the fabric substrate to the plasma of the first plasma source. The fluorinated polymer coating is water repellent.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a molded vehicle trim element including the following steps: (i) providing a carrier plate in a mold for injection molding including a mobile core of the mold and cavity of the mold to give the final shape of the vehicle trim element, (ii) providing a glass panel in the mold having at least a first region to be bent, (iii) cold bending the glass panel inside the mold in a requested shape, (iv) injecting a soft material to form the vehicle trim element made of bent carrier plate and glass panel fixed together via the molding material, and (v) removing the vehicle trim element from the mold.

Abstract: A glass panel having a noble material appearance, including in order: a glass sheet having a luminous transmission LTD of at least 85% and having a thickness in a range of 0.1 mm to 6 mm, a decorative layer having a noble material pattern and where the decorative layer is continuous, an opaque top layer where the opaque top layer is discontinuous. The glass panel thereby has opaque zones defined by an optical density OD>1.5, and semi-transparent zones that correspond to one or several patterns and defined by a luminous transmission LTD of from 3 to 80%.

Abstract: A method to retrofit a transparent window which does not comprise an electric heating device, such as a vehicle windshield, with a transparent window having an electric heating device. The method includes (i) removing from the vehicle the transparent window which does not comprise an electric heating device, (ii) installing a transparent window, provided with an electric heating device, such as a heating layer, and at least one temperature sensor, to obtain a retrofitted heating transparent window, (iii) connecting the electric heating device to a voltage supply device such that by applying a heating voltage to the transparent window, and (iv) connecting a remote control device with the at least one temperature sensor and the voltage supply device.

Abstract: A laminated glazing with an optically transparent area including at least one inner and one outer glass sheet, each having an internal and an external face, and being high level of near infrared radiation transmission glass sheets, at least one thermoplastic interlayer to laminate the at least the inner and the outer glass sheets, including at least a first zone and a second zone, the second zone being delimited by the optically transparent area, and at least one optical sensor device provided on the inner face of the inner pane integrated in the optically transparent area. The thermoplastic interlayer further includes a second zone delimited by the optically transparent area where the laminated glazing has a value of infrared transmission TIR1 higher than the value of infrared transmission TIR2 of the first zone for the working wavelengths of the optical device.

Abstract: A glass cover for an optical sensor comprising a heating system. The heating system comprises a pattern of wires having a width between 14 and 300 ?m, preferably between 25 and 200 ?m, more preferably between 35 and 100 ?m, even more preferably between 45 and 55 ?m. A related sensor device that includes the glass cover as well as a method to obtain the glass cover are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fire resistant vacuum insulating glazing assembly including at least one vacuum insulating glazing unit, and at least one intumescent glazing unit. Also provided is the use of a vacuum insulating glazing unit in a fire resistant vacuum insulating glazing assembly to improve fire resistance.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a plasma source utilizing a macro-particle reduction coating and method of using a plasma source utilizing a macro-particle reduction for deposition of thin film coatings and modification of surfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to a plasma source comprising one or more plasma-generating electrodes, wherein a macro-particle reduction coating is deposited on at least a portion of the plasma-generating surfaces of the one or more electrodes to shield the plasma-generating surfaces of the electrodes from erosion by the produced plasma and to resist the formation of particulate matter, thus enhancing the performance and extending the service life of the plasma source.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle window pane intended to be placed into an opening in a vehicle's body, the opening having at least a first edge and a second edge and being continuously connected by a corner, provided with an antenna system comprising: —at least a first and a second antennas disposed on the vicinity of the corner; —the first and second antennas are designed to transmit/receive radio waves in the substantially same frequency range; —the first and second antennas have respectively a feeding portion placed close to each other; —the first antenna has: —a first part extending from its feeding portion in parallel to the first edge, the corner and the edge of the opening, said first part being a continuous line extended from the feeding portion along with the first edge, the corner and the second edge, and terminated at one crossing point along with the second edge, —a second part which is extended from the crossing point on said first part, the crossing point being located on a part of th

Abstract: A device for the electrical discharge processing of a non-conducting liquid including at least one alternating succession of essentially rectangular, parallel, and spaced-apart n electrode plates and n+1 dielectric plates, with n?2, the electrode plates being numbered from 1 to n; the device includes a series of first electrical connectors electrically connected to all even numbered electrode plates in proximity to a first pair of diametrically opposite corners; and the device includes a series of second electrical connectors electrically connected to all odd numbered electrode plates in proximity to a second pair of diametrically opposite corners. Further, a method for electrical discharge processing of a non-conducting liquid using the device is disclosed.

Abstract: An improved laser apparatus, inscribed in a parallelepiped rectangle R defined by a longitudinal axis, X, a vertical axis, Y defining a plane P and a lateral axis, Z, including a mounting means to mount the laser apparatus on a window, preferably a multi-glazed window, mounted in situ. The laser apparatus also includes a laser device generating a laser beam to treat a surface of the window, an orientation means able to orientate the laser beam defining a maximum decoatable surface WSm on the coated surface and a housing including an aperture to let the laser beam going out of the housing. The laser apparatus includes a skirt at least partially surrounding the aperture where the skirt is opaque to the laser beam. A related method is also described.

Abstract: An antenna system inscribed in a parallelepiped. The parallelepiped has an antenna system front face. The antenna system contains a first transparent dielectric panel in front of the antenna system front face and a second transparent dielectric panel in front of the first transparent dielectric panel and separated by at least one panel interlayer from the first transparent dielectric panel. The antenna system also contains a transparent antenna arrangement containing a patch network attached and separated by at least one patch interlayer from the first transparent dielectric panel, a feeding network attached and separated by at least one feed interlayer from the second transparent dielectric panel and a ground plane. The antenna system also contains an antenna housing. An associated method and use are disclosed.

Abstract: An improved decoating apparatus including a mounting means to be mounted on a multi-glazed window mounted in situ and a laser device to decoat at least partially a coating system present on a surface of the multi-glazed window. The decoating apparatus further includes a closing means at least partially to reduce the maximum decoatable surface to a working surface. Further, an associated decoating method and use of a closing means to decoat is disclosed.

Abstract: An improved decoating apparatus and associated method inscribed in a parallelepiped rectangle defined by a longitudinal axis, a vertical axis, defining a plane and a lateral axis, including a mounting means to mount the decoating apparatus on a window mounted in situ. The decoating apparatus further includes a laser device to decoat at least partially a portion of a coating system presents on a surface of the window. The laser device includes a fixed part, irremovable in the decoating apparatus in directions paralleled to the plane and along the lateral axis, including a laser generator to generate a laser beam. The laser device includes a mobile part including a focal lens to produce a focal point of the laser beam at a defined distance from the focal lens. The decoating apparatus further includes a movable means able to move the mobile part substantially along the lateral axis.