Patents by Inventor Valentin Schulz
Valentin Schulz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20250060586Abstract: A projection arrangement with a composite pane having an outer pane and an inner pane, which are connected to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer. The composite pain has an opaque masking region and a transparent see-through region. The project arrangement also has at least one imaging unit, which is directed at a head-up display (HUD) region arranged in the see-through region and at a secondary display region arranged in the opaque masking region. The composite pane is equipped in the HUD region and in the secondary display region in each case with a reflection layer, which are suitable for reflecting the radiation of the at least one imaging unit to generate a display image. The reflection layer in the secondary display region has a higher reflectance with respect to the radiation of the at least one imaging unit than the reflection layer in the HUD region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: February 20, 2025Inventors: Stephan GIER, Valentin SCHULZ
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Publication number: 20240385358Abstract: A laminated pane includes an outer and an inner pane each having an outer-side surface and an interior-side surface and a thermoplastic intermediate layer. The interior-side surface of the outer pane and the outer-side surface of the inner pane are connected to one another via the thermoplastic intermediate layer, a reflective layer is arranged in at least a first sub-region of the laminated pane on the interior-side surface of the inner pane directly adjacent to the surroundings, which reflective layer is configured to reflect p-polarized light of a light source, an opaque cover layer is arranged at least in a second sub-region of the laminated pane. Starting from the interior-side surface, the reflective layer includes an optically high refractive index layer with a refractive index of greater than or equal to 1.7 and an optically low refractive index layer with a refractive index of less than or equal to 1.6.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Jan HAGEN, Valentin SCHULZ, Martin ARNDT, Pauline GIRARD
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Patent number: 12115756Abstract: A multilayer film with electrically switchable optical properties, includes arranged areally in the following order a first carrier film, a first electrically conductive layer, an active layer, a second electrically conductive layer, and a second carrier film. The multilayer film has within its area at least one first cutout and the at least one first cutout protrudes in the form of a through-hole through all layers of the multilayer film, the first cutout is filled with an electrically conductive filler compound, which electrically conductingly contacts the first electrically conductive layer within the first cutout, and a first busbar electrically conductingly contacts the electrically conducting filler compound.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Marcel Klein, Sebastian Schurse, Valentin Schulz
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Publication number: 20240253331Abstract: A laminated pane for a head-up display (HUD) having an upper edge, a lower edge and an HUD region includes an outer pane, a first thermoplastic intermediate layer, a functional film which is suitable for reflecting at least 5% of p-polarized radiation striking the functional film, a second thermoplastic intermediate layer, the thickness of which is variable in the vertical course at least in the HUD region, and an inner pane. The functional film is arranged between the outer pane and the inner pane, the first thermoplastic intermediate layer is arranged between the outer pane and the functional film, the second thermoplastic intermediate layer is arranged between the functional film and the inner pane, and the second thermoplastic intermediate layer has a maximum wedge angle (?) of less than 0.20 mrad.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2022Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventors: Andreas GOMER, Valentin SCHULZ, Martin ARNDT
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Publication number: 20240227365Abstract: A composite pane, in particular for a projection assembly, includes an outer pane, an inner pane, and a thermoplastic intermediate layer arranged between the outer and the inner pane, wherein the outer and the inner pane have in each case an outer face and an inner face, and the inner face of the outer pane and the outer face of the inner pane face one another, a first masking strip, which is arranged regionally on one of the outer faces or the inner faces of the inner or the outer pane, an electrically conductive coating, and a reflection layer, which is suitable for reflecting light, wherein the reflection layer is arranged spatially in front of the first masking strip when viewed from the inner pane toward the outer pane, wherein the first masking strip overlaps the reflection layer at least in one region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: July 11, 2024Inventors: Andreas GOMER, Valentin SCHULZ, Marcel KLEIN
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Patent number: 11987125Abstract: A vehicle pane for a head-up display having an outer face that faces external surroundings in the installed state and an inner face that faces a vehicle interior, includes at least one transparent pane; at least one masking strip in an edge region of the pane, and at least one reflection layer for reflecting light which is applied by printing, which is arranged in the region of the masking strip, on the vehicle-interior side of the masking strip.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventor: Valentin Schulz
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Publication number: 20240157680Abstract: A laminated pane includes an outer and inner panes and a thermoplastic intermediate layer arranged between the outer and inner panes, wherein the outer and inner panes each have an outer and an inner side, and the inner side of the outer pane and the outer side of the inner pane face one another, and the thermoplastic intermediate layer contains at least one masking layer, and the masking layer is opaque at least in one region, a heating element which is arranged within the opaque region of the masking layer, and a reflective layer adapted to reflect visible light, wherein the reflective layer is arranged spatially in front of the at least one masking layer in the viewing direction from the inner pane to the outer pane and overlaps at least partially with the opaque region of the masking layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Andreas GOMER, Valentin SCHULZ, Bernd BOSCHKE
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Publication number: 20240131822Abstract: A composite pane, in particular for a projection assembly, includes an outer pane, an inner pane, and a thermoplastic intermediate layer arranged between the outer and the inner pane, wherein the outer and the inner pane have in each case an outer face and an inner face, and the inner face of the outer pane and the outer face of the inner pane face one another, a first masking strip, which is arranged regionally on one of the outer faces or the inner faces of the inner or the outer pane, an electrically conductive coating, and a reflection layer, which is suitable for reflecting light, wherein the reflection layer is arranged spatially in front of the first masking strip when viewed from the inner pane toward the outer pane, wherein the first masking strip overlaps the reflection layer at least in one region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Andreas GOMER, Valentin SCHULZ, Marcel KLEIN
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Publication number: 20240083144Abstract: A projection arrangement includes a composite pane including transparent outer and inner panes, a thermoplastic intermediate layer, and a reflection layer, the outer pane having an outer side facing away from the thermoplastic intermediate layer and an inner side facing the thermoplastic intermediate layer and the inner pane has an outer side facing the thermoplastic intermediate layer and an inner side facing away from the thermoplastic intermediate layer, the reflection layer being arranged between the outer and inner panes and reflecting p-polarized light, the reflection layer being opaque or arranged spatially in front of an opaque background when viewed through the composite pane, and an image display device directed at the reflection layer and irradiates it with p-polarized light through the inner pane, wherein the reflection layer reflects the p-polarized light.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Jan-Hendrik HAGEMANN, Valentin SCHULZ, Andreas GOMER
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Publication number: 20240085699Abstract: A vehicle pane for a head-up display having, in the installed state, an outer side facing external surroundings and an inner side facing a vehicle interior, includes at least one transparent pane, at least one first masking strip in an edge region of the pane, wherein the at least one first masking strip is arranged on or in a carrier film and, in particular, is printed on the carrier film or embedded in the carrier film, and the carrier film is bonded to the at least one transparent pane, and at least one light-deflecting device for deflecting light into the vehicle interior or at least one image display device for displaying image information, which is arranged in the region of the masking strip, on the vehicle-interior side of the masking strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Andreas GOMER, Valentin SCHULZ
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Publication number: 20240010071Abstract: A vehicle pane for a head-up display having an outer face that faces external surroundings in the installed state and an inner face that faces a vehicle interior, includes at least one transparent pane; at least one masking strip in an edge region of the pane, and at least one reflection layer for reflecting light which is applied by printing, which is arranged in the region of the masking strip, on the vehicle-interior side of the masking strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2021Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventor: Valentin SCHULZ
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Patent number: 11807082Abstract: A vehicle pane, includes successively a) an outer glass pane, b) at least one laminated layer, c) a PDLC layer, including a polymer matrix, in which liquid crystal droplets are embedded, and in each case an electrically conductive layer on both sides of the polymer matrix, d) at least one laminated layer, and e) an inner glass pane. The TL(inside) is in the range from 5 to 46% and the TL(outside) is in the range from 20 to 73% and the TL(outside) is greater than or equal to TL(inside), wherein the TL(inside) is the light transmittance of an inner stack that is formed by the inner glass pane and the layers between the PDLC layer and the inner glass pane, and TL(outside) is the light transmittance of an outer stack that is formed by the outer glass pane and the layers between the PDLC layer and the outer glass pane.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Florian Manz, Michael Labrot, Jefferson Do Rosario, Valentin Schulz
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Patent number: 11752735Abstract: An improved functional element having electrically controllable optical properties includes a stack sequence formed of a first carrier film, a first surface electrode, an active layer, a second surface electrode, and a second carrier film, wherein the second carrier film is folded around the edge of the first carrier film at least at one side edge and seals an exit surface of the active layer at the side edge.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Florian Manz, Jefferson Do Rosario, Marcel Klein, Michael Labrot, Andreas Sznerski, Sebastian Schurse, Valentin Schulz
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Publication number: 20230228991Abstract: A projection arrangement for a head-up display (HUD), includes a composite pane, which includes an outer pane and an inner pane joined to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer and has an HUD region; an electrically conductive coating on the surface of the outer pane or the inner pane facing the intermediate layer or within the intermediate layer; and an HUD projector, which is directed at the HUD region; wherein the radiation of the projector is p-polarised, wherein the electrically conductive coating includes a first dielectric layer or layer sequence, a first electrically conductive layer, a second dielectric layer or layer sequence, a second electrically conductive layer, a third dielectric layer or layer sequence, a third electrically conductive layer, a fourth dielectric layer or layer sequence, a fourth electrically conductive layer, and a fifth dielectric layer or layer sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Jan HAGEN, Klaus FISCHER, Roberto ZIMMERMANN, Valentin SCHULZ
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Patent number: 11673374Abstract: A laminated pane with a functional element with electrically controllable optical properties, includes a laminated stack sequence composed of an outer pane, a first intermediate layer, a second intermediate layer, and an inner pane, and a functional element with electrically controllable optical properties, which functional element is arranged, at least in sections, between the first intermediate layer and the second intermediate layer, wherein at least one transparent body is arranged between the outer pane and the functional element and/or between the inner pane and the functional element in sections.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Marcel Klein, Florian Manz, Valentin Schulz
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Patent number: 11673372Abstract: A laminated vehicle includes an outer pane and an inner pane that are joined to one another via at least one thermoplastic intermediate layer and an opaque polymeric film that is arranged between the outer pane and the inner pane, wherein the opaque polymeric film has at least one cutout.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Marcel Klein, Michael Kolf, Valentin Schulz
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Publication number: 20230062539Abstract: A composite pane for a vehicle with an outer pane and an inner pane that are joined to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer and the composite pane is provided for separation of a vehicle interior for occupants from an external environment, wherein at least one radar sensor is integrated into the thermoplastic intermediate layer and is designed and arranged such that the radar sensor emits radar beams into the vehicle interior and receives reflected radar beams, and the radar sensor is connected to an evaluation unit for determining movement and/or presence of persons or animals in the vehicle interior.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Stephan GILLESSEN, Marcel KLEIN, Valentin SCHULZ, Robert BESLER
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Patent number: 11526009Abstract: A projection arrangement for a head-up display, including a composite pane, including an outer pane and an inner pane, which are joined to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer, having an upper edge and a lower edge and an HUD region; an electrically conductive coating on the surface of the outer pane or the inner pane facing the intermediate layer or provided within the intermediate layer; and a projector that is aimed at the HUD region; wherein the light of the projector has at least one p-polarised portion and wherein the electrically conductive coating has, in the spectral range from 400 nm to 650 nm, only a single local reflection maximum for p-polarised light, with this maximum in the range from 510 nm to 550 nm.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Klaus Fischer, Dagmar Schaefer, Roberto Zimmermann, Valentin Schulz
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Publication number: 20220339911Abstract: A composite pane having electrically controllable optical properties, includes an outer pane and an inner pane, which are joined to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer, wherein an optoelectronic functional element having electrically controllable optical properties is embedded in the intermediate layer, which functional element comprises an active layer, with which transparent flat control electrodes are associated on both surfaces, between a first carrier film and a second carrier film, and wherein a capacitive contact switching element is arranged between the active layer and the thermoplastic intermediate layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Jefferson DO ROSARIO, Huixing ZHANG, Valentin SCHULZ
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Patent number: 11433649Abstract: A functional element having electrically controllable optical properties, includes a stack sequence formed of a first carrier film, a first surface electrode, an active layer, a second surface electrode, and a second carrier film, wherein the second carrier film has an overhanging region beyond the first carrier film and at least one barrier film is arranged on at least one edge region of the first carrier film and the overhanging region of the second carrier film.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Florian Manz, Jefferson Do Rosario, Marcel Klein, Michael Labrot, Andreas Sznerski, Sebastian Schurse, Valentin Schulz