Disclosed is a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) glass construction which is suitable for use in automotive applications, and a method for forming a PDLC glass construction suitable for use in automotive applications. Exemplary embodiments of a PDLC glass construction include at least one darkened layer on a top side of a PDLC film, and at least one darkened layer on a bottom side of the PDLC film, for reducing visibility of an opaque PDLC material through the PDLC glass construction while reducing the transmission of visible light and/or energy through the PDLC glass construction. Exemplary embodiments of a PDLC glass construction may include additional interlayers such as polymer films, infrared reflecting (IR) coatings/layers, paint(s), low-emissivity (low-E) coatings, ultraviolet (UV) blocking materials, and/or anti-condensation layers.

A glazing includes at least one first pane having a first primary surface and a second primary surface, at least one light source, at least one transparent light coupling system, wherein the light source is connected to the first primary surface of the first pane via the light coupling system such that light from the light source can be coupled into the first pane, and at least one light outcoupling system for outcoupling light from the first pane via at least one of the primary surfaces.

A glazing arrangement includes a first pane having a first main surface and a second main surface, wherein the first pane is provided to at least partially transmit coupled light, a light source for producing light that can be coupled into the first pane, a light extraction system to couple light out of the first pane via one of the two main surfaces, wherein the light extraction system includes a transparent coating with a refractive index that differs from, in particular is higher than, that of the air and that of the first pane, which transparent coating is arranged in a planar manner at least sectionally on one of the two main surfaces.

There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which any of the anti-glare property, light resistance and visibility in a dark place of laminated glass can be enhanced. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes a thermoplastic resin and has a ratio Ls/Ls of the relative scotopic vision luminance Ls to the relative photopic vision luminance Ls to be greater than or equal to 1.0 at the time of preparing laminated glass with two sheets of clear glass in accordance with JIS R3202 (1996), and the interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention preferably includes at least one kind of ingredient among a phthalocyanine compound, a naphthalocyanine compound, an anthracyanine compound and an indanthrene compound which have a maximum absorption wavelength greater than or equal to 550 nm and less than or equal to 750 nm.

An object of the present invention is to provide an interlayer film for laminated glass which has high transparency, and can prevent flying pests from gathering thereon, and a laminated glass including the interlayer film for laminated glass. The present invention provides an interlayer film for laminated glass including a thermoplastic resin layer containing a thermoplastic resin and one of a compound having a structure represented by the following general formula (1) and a compound having a structure represented by the following general formula (2): ##STR00001##
in the general formula (1), R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are individually an organic group, and M is a polyvalent metal, ##STR00002##
in the general formula (2), R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.21 and R.sup.22 are individually an organic group, and M is a polyvalent metal.

The present invention pertains to a laminated glass obtained by: interposing, between glass plates, a resin sheet comprising a resin composition obtained by blending 100 parts by weight of a specific modified hydrogenated block-copolymer having an introduced acid anhydride group, and a total of 0.001 to 2.0 parts by weight of a near infrared ray-absorbing pigment and/or a metal oxide particulate having a function of shielding infrared ray, to obtain a laminate; and integrally bonding the laminate including the glass plates and the resin sheet. The aspects of the invention provide a novel hydrogenated block copolymer having an acid anhydride group; a resin composition that includes the hydrogenated block copolymer, has excellent heat insulating function, and is suitable as a laminated glass intermediate film-forming material excellent in moisture resistance and durability; a resin sheet made of the resin composition; and a laminated glass.

Optical products are disclosed that include a polymeric substrate, provided with an infrared-reflective metal layer on an outer surface thereof that is subject to oxidation. The optical products are further provided with a protective coating, comprising one or more of a metal oxide or a metal nitride, deposited directly on the infrared-reflective metal layer using chemical vapor deposition. The optical products are further provided with a composite pigment coating, deposited on the protective coating, that include at least a first layer and a second layer, at least one of which layers comprises a first pigment, wherein each of the first layer and the second layer includes a binding group component, each of which binding group components together form a complementary binding group pair.

There is provided a new infrared-shielding sheet that has been improved to a large extent in terms of transparency in the visible light region, radio-wave transparency, infrared shielding properties, production cost, and hue. The infrared-shielding sheet includes: a laminated film having high-refractive index resin layers containing fine particles and low-refractive index resin layers containing fine particles alternately laminated therein; and an infrared-absorbent pigment layer containing an infrared-absorbent pigment having a visible light transmittance of 70% or greater and a b* value in the L*a*b* color system of 10 or less, wherein for at least one layer of the low-refractive index resin layers, a value obtained by subtracting the refractive index at an arbitrary wavelength in the range of 780 nm to 2,500 nm from the refractive index at a wavelength of 550 nm is 0.1 or greater, and the low-refractive index resin layers exhibit a lower refractive index than the high-refractive index resin layers at any arbitrary wavelength longer than or equal to 550 nm and shorter than or equal to the arbitrary wavelength.

Tie layers and structures that exhibit superior properties and that provide desirable optical properties when incorporated into laminates, such as windshields, windows or other glazings containing a holographic optical element (HOE) are disclosed. The tie layers, when used in a laminate in conjunction with the HOE film, optionally with additional polymer layers, maintain and do not detract from the HOE film properties.

A liquid resin laminated glass panel includes: a first layer of glass, a second layer of glass, and a layer of polymer that is polymerized or cured from a liquid resin while in contact with the first layer of glass and the second layer of glass. The liquid resin is added into a substantially sealed glass cavity formed between the first layer of glass and the second layer of glass by a vacuum.