Patents Assigned to Saint-Gobain Glass France
  • Patent number: 12270969
    Abstract: A substrate which is coated on one of its faces with a stack of thin layers having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation, including two metallic functional layers, in particular based on silver. Each of the metallic functional layers is disposed between two dielectric coatings. The dielectric coating Di2 situated between the two functional layers includes at least one absorbent layer which absorbs solar radiation in the visible part of the spectrum. It has been found that for a stack for laminated glazing, some symmetry at the functional metal layers and the dielectric layers 1 and 3 is favorable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Corentin Monmeyran, Estelle Martin
  • Patent number: 12269239
    Abstract: A glazing assembly includes a light source for generating light which can be coupled into a first pane, an edge region which extends from a pane edge of the first pane over at least 1 mm up to at most 500 mm on one of the surfaces, and to an absorption device for absorbing light which is coupled into the first pane and is arranged in the edge region, wherein the absorption device includes a light-impermeable thermoplastic intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Jefferson Do Rosario, Achim Zeichner, Matthias Mandelartz, Pierre Sarkissian
  • Patent number: 12269323
    Abstract: A sealing system for connecting a drainage device to a vehicle window, includes a fixing section for being connected to the vehicle window glass and an engaging section for being detachably connected to the drainage device, the engaging section including a supporting body, an elastic arm, and a transition portion connecting the supporting body to the elastic arm; wherein the sealing system further includes a positioning element connected to the transition portion and the supporting body, the positioning element being at least partially elastically deformable; further, the positioning element includes an elastic leg connected to the transition portion and an engaging head connected to the supporting body, the engaging head having a cross section presenting a U-shape or V-shape, and the U-shape or the V-shape having an opening oriented towards the supporting body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Yang Xu, Tao He, Jing Yu, Bin Zhu
  • Patent number: 12257809
    Abstract: A material includes a glass sheet coated on at least part of one of the faces thereof with a stack of thin layers, the stack of thin layers being coated on at least part of the surface thereof with an enamel layer not including bismuth, the enamel layer being coated with a non-stick layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Juliette Jamart, Marion Lallement
  • Patent number: 12257884
    Abstract: A vehicle decoration part is arranged in a pillar sheet metal and/or a window frame of a vehicle and includes a decoration body and a decoration film attached to surface(s) of the decoration body, wherein the material of the decoration body is metal, and the material of the decoration film is flexible material and forms decoration surface. The vehicle decoration part possesses stable performance and can meet the user's requirements of different appearances. When the vehicle decoration part is applied to a vehicle window glass assembly, bad appearance caused by bumping or scraping in molding process and daily use process can be avoided. The molding device and the manufacturing process of the vehicle window glass assembly are easy to realize, economical in cost and wide in application prospect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Buyin Yu, Xinqiao Gao, Romain Gonnet, Camille Dassonville
  • Publication number: 20250083418
    Abstract: Provided is a laminated glazed unit having at least one first glass substrate and a second glass substrate, at least one functional film arranged between the two glass substrates, at least one first lamination interlayer film between the first glass substrate and the functional film, and at least one second lamination interlayer film between the second glass substrate and the functional film. The functional film has at least one layer of a transparent adhesive material, referred to as OCA, which is viscoelastic so as to be deformable in its thickness during the process for laminating the glazed unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Laurent MAILLAUD, Michael LABROT
  • Patent number: 12250514
    Abstract: A roof of a vehicle includes a panel, and at least one audio device selected from the loudspeakers and the actuators, and when the at least one audio device is an actuator, it is located on the panel, the panel being capable of vibrating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Shuibao Qi, Antoine Lallement, Adil Jaafar
  • Patent number: 12240203
    Abstract: A method for producing a composite pane includes arranging a first, second and third thermoplastic intermediate layers in full surface contact one above the other, the first, second and third thermoplastic intermediate layers; joining the first, second and third thermoplastic intermediate layers to form a preliminary composite; removing the third thermoplastic intermediate layer from certain regions to form an aperture; forming a layered stack by inserting a functional element into the aperture in the third thermoplastic intermediate layer; arranging the layered stack between a first and second pane; and the joining the first and second panes by lamination via the layered stack. The functional element has a thickness of ?50 ?m. The third thermoplastic intermediate layer has a thickness that substantially corresponds to the thickness of the functional element. The outer dimensions of the aperture substantially correspond to the outer dimensions of the functional element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Uwe Van Der Meulen, Nino Tings, Raphaela Kannengiesser
  • Patent number: 12242053
    Abstract: A projection assembly for a vehicle, includes a vehicle side pane, which is equipped with a reflective coating, and a projector, which is directed at a region of the vehicle side pane, wherein the radiation of the projector is predominately p-polarized and wherein the reflective coating is suitable for reflecting p-polarized radiation. The projection assembly is provided for displaying entertainment content such as films for the rear vehicle occupants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Klaus Fischer, Dagmar Schaefer, Roberto Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 12240205
    Abstract: A composite pane includes an outer pane having an exterior-side surface and an interior-side surface, an inner pane having an exterior-side surface and an interior-side surface, and a thermoplastic intermediate layer joining the interior-side surface of the outer pane to the exterior-side surface of the inner pane. The composite pane has a sun shading coating between the outer and inner panes. the sun shading coating includes, starting from the outer pane toward the inner pane, a layer sequence first dielectric module M1, first silver layer Ag1, second dielectric module M2, second silver layer Ag2, third dielectric module M3, third silver layer Ag3, fourth dielectric module M4, wherein the silver layers have, relative to one another, a geometrical layer thickness of 0.4<Ag1/Ag3<1.7, and Ag3 or Ag2 is the thickest silver layer, and wherein the dielectric modules have, relative to one another, an optical layer thickness of M2/M1?1.9, M2/M3?0.8, and M2/M4?1.6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Stefanie Pengel, Klaus Fischer, Alexandra Toumar
  • Patent number: 12241304
    Abstract: A spacer for insulated glazings includes a polymeric main body including two pane contact surfaces, a glazing interior surface, an outer surface, and a cavity, wherein the polymeric main body contains a thermoplastic polymer as a base material at a proportion of 30 wt.-% to 70 wt.-%, as an elastomeric additive, a thermoplastic elastomer, and/or a thermoplastic terpolymer having an elastomeric component at a proportion of 0.5 wt.-% to 20 wt.-% in total, and a reinforcing agent at a proportion of 20 wt.-% to 45 wt.-%, the thermoplastic polymer as a base material includes a styrene-based polymer, and the polymeric main body has a foamed pore structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Bianca Bergs, Christopher Marjan, Markus Stahl-Bidinger, Egbert Schwerdt
  • Patent number: 12234056
    Abstract: A rack for storing and/or transporting elements, in particular glazing elements, of the type including a receiving structure for these elements, the top part of the structure including a receiving device and a securing device for an additional top rack that is to be stacked thereon, and the bottom part of this structure including a complementary device that can allow it to cooperate with the receiving device and the securing device of an additional bottom rack on which it is to be stacked. The securing device includes at least two members separated from one another in the transverse direction by a value of a pitch corresponding to a difference in dimensions, in the transverse direction, of the racks that are to be stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Francisco José Benito Huertas, Alberto Martinez De Pablo
  • Patent number: 12233624
    Abstract: A laminated vehicle glazing with includes a first extraclear glass sheet forming an exterior glazing, a lamination interlayer and a second glass sheet forming an interior glazing with a traversing hole in these last two.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Keihann Yavari, Claire Davis, Pauline Girard
  • Patent number: 12220896
    Abstract: A light aerial vehicle laminated glazing includes a structural transparent plastic sheet covering the whole of the surface of the glazing, a protective transparent plastic sheet covering the whole of the surface of the glazing, an interlayer adhesive bonding the structural and protective sheets, a glass covered with a conductive layer having a heating function incorporated within the adhesive and covering a fraction of the surface of the glazing at most equal to 66% containing the main viewing zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventor: Thomas Tondu
  • Patent number: 12223584
    Abstract: A method for simulating the effects of the optical quality of windshield onto the image recording quality of a digital image recording device, in particular a digital image recording device for an advanced or automated driver-assistance system. The method is based on a combination of an adapted stochastic ray tracing method and of a convolutional image processing to simulate the effects of the optical distortions of a windshield on the image recording quality of a digital image recording device. The simulation is performed from a measured optical quality function of the windshields related to those optical distortions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste Laudereau, Mathieu Berard, Tatiana Severin-Fabiani, Nicolas Mielec
  • Patent number: 12208972
    Abstract: A device for conveying a sheet of substrate having two opposed main faces linked b y an edge face, wherein one of the main faces of the sheet of substrate is positioned along a reception plane of the device, the reception plane being close to a vertical plane, including a plurality of lower rollers positioned side by side along a conveying direction, each of them being able to rotate about a lower rotation axis extending perpendicularly to the conveying direction in a conveying plane and being arranged to receive a part of the edge face of the sheet of substrate, a plurality of upper rollers, each of them being arranged to receive one of said main faces of the sheet of substrate and being able to rotate about an upper rotation axis orthogonal to the conveying direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Nicolas Cordero, Xavier Brajer, Paul Mogensen
  • Patent number: 12202757
    Abstract: A method for obtaining a curved laminated glazing unit, includes applying an enamel coating to a part of a first face of a first glass sheet so as to create at least one enameled zone and at least one unenameled zone, applying a sacrificial layer to a part, called the sacrificial zone, of a first face of a second glass sheet, simultaneously bending the first and second glass sheets, the sacrificial zone being disposed at least in line with at least one part of an enameled zone, removing the sacrificial layer, either during the bending or after the bending step, and laminating the first and second glass sheets by a thermoplastic interlayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Juliette Jamart, Leila Dumotier
  • Patent number: 12202758
    Abstract: A method for evaluating the sensitivity of a glazing to forming quench marks depending on its anisotropy, the sensitivity being evaluated by computing parameter ?v, the quench marks resulting from different optical phase shifts in different regions of the glazing for a vision in transmission or reflection and from either side of the glazing, the method including computing a transmission parameter T1, T2 through face 1 or 2 or a reflection parameter R1, R2 from face 1 or 2, this computation being done for a region of the glazing without optical phase shift and for a region of the glazing inducing an optical phase shift ?; computing a parameter ?E(?) corresponding to the color difference between said regions, based on at least one of T1, T2, R1, R2, and computing ?v by applying a function G dependent on computed ?E(?) and where appropriate on the one or more corresponding ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventor: Romain Hivet
  • Patent number: 12187636
    Abstract: An anti-fog glass includes a glass body configured as a single layer or a multilayer stack; an active anti-fog layer disposed on the glass body and heating up when being provided with power; and a passive anti-fog layer disposed on the glass body and inhibiting fog from forming on the passive anti-fog layer. The passive anti-fog layer is a super hydrophobic coating and/or hydrophilic coating. Both the active anti-fog layer and the passive anti-fog layer are simultaneously disposed on the glass body to inhibit fog from forming. In this way, in a region of the glass body not covered by the active anti-fog layer, the anti-fog function is achieved by the passive anti-fog layer to a certain degree; in addition, in a region where the passive anti-fog layer itself cannot provide a desired anti-fog level, the active anti-fog layer together with the passive anti-fog layer provide a better anti-fog effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Siteng Ma, Li Ferrieres-Zhao, He He, Xiaotong Gao, Daming Li
  • Patent number: 12183482
    Abstract: A connection arrangement includes a composite pane composed of a first pane and a second pane, which are connected to an intermediate layer, two electrically conductive structures, in particular two mutually opposed surface electrodes of an electro-optical functional element that are arranged between the first pane and the second pane, and a flexible flat cable having electrical conductor tracks, includes a first connection region at a first end and on a first side of the flat cable, wherein the first connection region has a contact point of at least one conductor track, at least one second connection region at the first end and on the first side of the flat cable, wherein the second connection region has a contact point of at least one conductor track, and a third connection region with contact points of the conductor tracks at a second end of the flat cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: François Hermange, Robin Spanjers