A laminate structure having a first chemically strengthened glass layer, a second chemically strengthened glass layer, and a polymer interlayer structure intermediate the first and second glass layers. The polymer interlayer structure can include a first polymeric layer adjacent to the first glass layer, a second polymeric layer adjacent to the second glass layer, and a polymeric rigid core intermediate the first and second polymeric layers.

A cover glass lamination structure includes: a glass substrate having opposed first and second surfaces, wherein the glass substrate has a visible region in a middle portion thereof and a peripheral region located at a peripheral of the visible region; an ultraviolet (UV) textured layer disposed on the first surface and within the peripheral region, wherein the UV textured layer comprises a plurality of protrusions, the protrusion has a height of about 5 m to about 200 m, and a width of about 20 m to about 200 m; and a coating layer disposed on the UV textured layer.

There is provided laminated glass which is high in heat shielding properties. The laminated glass according to the present invention is provided with a first laminated glass member, a second laminated glass member and an interlayer film arranged between the first and second laminated glass members; the interlayer film is provided with an infrared ray reflection layer which reflects infrared rays, a first resin layer which is arranged on a first surface side of the infrared ray reflection layer and contains a thermoplastic resin, and a second resin layer which is arranged on a second surface side of the infrared ray reflection layer and contains a thermoplastic resin; and the infrared ray transmittance in the wavelength of 780 to 2100 nm of the whole layer composed of the first laminated glass member and the first resin layer is higher than the infrared ray transmittance in the wavelength of 780 to 2100 nm of the whole layer composed of the first laminated glass member and the second resin layer.

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.

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.

A glazing applicable to multiple illumination products comprises a first glass substrate having first and second surfaces, a second glass substrate having third and fourth surfaces, a polymer interlayer laminated between the first and second substrates, and a coating including a first luminescent material and being applied on one of the third and fourth surfaces of the second glass substrate, for emitting light to both of the interior and exterior.

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.

There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which laminated glass having a gradation pattern with suppressed color irregularity can be prepared. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first resin layer containing a thermoplastic resin and a plasticizer and a second resin layer containing a thermoplastic resin, a plasticizer and inorganic particles, and the first resin layer being arranged on a first surface side of the second resin layer, wherein a gradation part being a region where the parallel light transmittance is greater than 30% and less than 60% and being a region where the thickness of the second resin layer is continuously decreased in the direction orthogonal to the thickness direction of the interlayer film at the time of preparing the laminated glass exists, and the complex viscosity at 200 C. of the second resin layer is greater than or equal to 0.7 times and less than or equal to 2 times the complex viscosity at 200 C. of the first resin layer.

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.

A laminate structure having a first chemically strengthened glass layer, a second chemically strengthened glass layer, and a polymer interlayer structure intermediate the first and second glass layers. The polymer interlayer structure can include a first polymeric layer adjacent to the first glass layer, a second polymeric layer adjacent to the second glass layer, and a polymeric rigid core intermediate the first and second polymeric layers.