Abstract: A vehicle glazed unit includes a first glass sheet forming an outer glazing that is extra-clear and a heating layer made of a transparent, near-infrared conductive oxide based on indium oxide with titanium or molybdenum.

Abstract: A laminated glazing with light transmission LT in the visible spectrum of at least 70%, includes two clear glass sheets bonded to one another by an adhesive interlayer, wherein one of the two faces of the glass sheets on the inside of the laminated structure is coated with a stack of thin layers adapted to reflect at least 17% of p-polarized light projected under an incident angle of 65°, and wherein the adhesive interlayer is tinted so as to absorb 5 to 25% of visible light.

Abstract: A material includes one or more transparent substrates including two main faces, wherein one of the faces of one of the substrates is coated with a functional coating which can have an effect on solar radiation and/or infrared radiation, and a face not coated with the functional coating of one of the substrates includes an absorbent color-adjustment coating including an absorbent layer which absorbs solar radiation in the visible part of the spectrum.

Abstract: A composite film may include a first transparent substrate, a dielectric layer and at least two infra-red reflection stacks. The dielectric layer may be located between the at least two infra-red reflection stacks and each of the infra-red reflection stacks may include two titanium blocker layers and a functional layer. The functional layer in each infra-red reflection stack may include silver and may be located between the two blocker layers.

Abstract: A projection assembly for a head-up display (HUD), includes a composite pane with an electrically conductive coating, and a projector. The radiation of the projector is predominantly p-polarized. The electrically conductive coating has a first surface region within a HUD region and a second surface region outside the HUD region. The electrically conductive coating has at least one sub-region within the first surface region. The electrically conductive coating in the first surface section within the HUD region can be obtained from the electrically conductive coating in the second surface section using a subtractive method.

Abstract: A laminated glazing includes an outer sheet of clear glass and an inner sheet of clear glass, which are joined to one another by an interlayer of plastic, includes the succession of the following elements, from the inside to the outside of the glazing: the inner sheet of clear glass, a stack of layers reflecting infrared radiation between 780 nm and 2500 nm, the interlayer including successively a) a first thin sheet including a layer of a polymer compound or of a varnish, the polymer compound or the varnish including a dye, the dye absorbing substantially all of the light within the visible region and being substantially transparent to the infrared, b) a second thin sheet of an untinted plastic, the outer sheet of clear glass.

Abstract: A composite laminate makes it possible to obtain transparent layered elements with diffuse reflection that can be used in esthetic and/or antireflection glazings, or even in transparent projection screens. The composite laminate includes an organic polymeric support, a layer and a first transparent organic polymeric substrate. The dielectric layer is disposed between the support and the substrate. The dielectric layer has a refractive index greater than the refractive index of the first substrate. The adhesive energy between the dielectric layer and the support is less than the adhesive energy between the dielectric layer and the substrate.

Abstract: A laminated glazing includes an outer sheet of clear glass and an inner sheet of clear glass, which are joined to one another by an interlayer of plastic, includes the succession of the following elements, from the inside to the outside of the glazing: the inner sheet of clear glass, a stack of layers reflecting infrared radiation between 780 nm and 2500 nm, the interlayer including successively a) a first thin sheet including a layer of a polymer compound or of a varnish, the polymer compound or the varnish including a dye, the dye absorbing substantially all of the light within the visible region and being substantially transparent to the infrared, b) a second thin sheet of an untinted plastic, the outer sheet of clear glass.

Abstract: A device having a scattering which can be varied by liquid crystals includes a first electrode, an electroactive layer and a second electrode. It includes, between the first electrode and the electroactive layer, a first transparent polymeric barrier layer with a thickness of T1 and optionally, between the second electrode and the electroactive layer, a second transparent polymeric barrier layer with a thickness of T2, T1 being nonzero and at least 1 ?m, and T1+T2 being at most 40 ?m. The first polymeric barrier layer carries the first electrode or the first electrode is on a first dielectric substrate. The second optional polymeric barrier layer carries the second electrode or the second electrode is on a second dielectric substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to optically transparent and IR reflecting films having a metal oxide based composite layer which can synergistically improve the optical properties, solar properties, and production speed of the whole composite.

Abstract: A material includes one or more transparent substrates including two main faces, wherein one of the faces of one of the substrates is coated with a functional coating which can have an effect on solar radiation and/or infrared radiation, and a face not coated with the functional coating of one of the substrates includes an absorbent color-adjustment coating including an absorbent layer which absorbs solar radiation in the visible part of the spectrum.

Abstract: A glazing having enhanced acoustic performance, includes at least one transparent substrate including, on at least one of its faces, an array of transparent piezoelectric transducers and a plurality of resonant electrical circuits, each transparent piezoelectric transducer being connected to a single resonant electrical circuit such that the substrate forms a transparent metamaterial.

Abstract: A composite film may include a discontinuous silver-based functional film, and a TPU over-layer overlying the discontinuous silver-based functional film. The composite film may have an R/sq value of at least about 30 Ohm/sq.

Abstract: A composite film may include a first transparent substrate, a dielectric layer and at least two infra-red reflection stacks. The dielectric layer may be located between the at least two infra-red reflection stacks and each of the infra-red reflection stacks may include two titanium blocker layers and a functional layer. The functional layer in each infra-red reflection stack may include silver and may be located between the two blocker layers.

Abstract: A device having a scattering which can be varied by liquid crystals includes a first electrode, an electroactive layer and a second electrode, It includes, between the first electrode and the electroactive layer, a first transparent polymeric barrier layer with a thickness of T1 and optionally, between the second electrode and the electroactive layer, a second transparent polymeric barrier layer with a thickness of T2, T1 being nonzero and at least 1 ?m, and T1+T2 being at most 40 ?m. The first polymeric barrier layer carries the first electrode or the first electrode is on a first dielectric substrate. The second optional polymeric barrier layer carries the second electrode or the second electrode is on a second dielectric substrate.

Abstract: A composite film may include a PVB under-layer, a discontinuous silver-based functional film overlying the PVB under-layer, and a PVB over-layer overlying the discontinuous silver-based functional film. The composite film may have an R/sq value of at least about 30 Ohm/sq.

Abstract: A composite film may include a discontinuous silver-based functional film, and a PVB over-layer overlying the discontinuous silver-based functional film. The composite film may have an R/sq value of at least about 30 Ohm/sq.

Abstract: An electrode may include a substrate, a first layer and a second layer. The first layer may include an inorganic material. The first layer may further be disposed between the substrate and the second layer. The second layer may include ruthenium. The second layer may further have a hexagonal compact crystalline structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to an infrared reflecting film comprising a flexible polymer substrate; a heat-mirror stack on the substrate, said heat-mirror stack comprising a first dielectric oxide layer, a second dielectric oxide layer and a silver-containing layer between the first and second dielectric oxide layers; and an optical stack on the heat mirror stack, said optical stack comprising alternating layers of at least one layer of a first type and at least one layer of a second type, wherein each layer of the first type has a refractive index measured at 550 nm of 1.6 or less and each layer of the second type has a refractive index measured at 550 nm of 2.3 or more.

Abstract: A weather resistive barrier (WRB) for the exterior protection of building substrates can have a water vapor permeability that decreases with increasing temperature. In an embodiment, the WRB includes a coating comprising a LCST polymer, and may further include a second polymer. The WRB can be part of a building assembly, part of a sheet, or a sheet itself, the sheet having an air permeability of less than 0.02 L/(s m2) at a pressure of 75 Pa. Furthermore a liquid coating composition can include a LCST polymer and a second polymer, wherein the liquid coating composition can be adapted that a solid coating formed by the liquid coating composition has an air permeability of less than 0.02 L/(s m2) at a pressure of 75 Pa and a water vapor permeability that decreases with increasing temperature.