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.

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.

The present disclosure relates generally to methods for the integration of electrochromic films onto a substrate, such as a glass window, and the systems/structures formed via such methods.

A metal pattern film including a substrate; a first adhesion promoting layer provided on a first surface of the substrate; a second adhesion promoting layer provided on a second surface of the substrate, which is opposite to the first surface of the substrate; a metal pattern provided on a surface of the first adhesion promoting layer opposite to a surface of the first adhesion promoting layer adjoining the substrate; a first adhesive layer provided on a surface of the metal pattern opposite to the first adhesion promoting layer so as to cover the metal pattern; and a second adhesive layer provided on a surface of the second adhesion promoting layer opposite to a surface of the second adhesion promoting layer adjoining the substrate. Each of the first adhesion promoting layer and the second adhesion promoting layer includes an inorganic oxide. A method for preparing a metal pattern film.

A laminated body includes a glass substrate, an adhesion layer, and a resin layer in this order. The adhesion layer includes a side-contact portion. The side-contact portion is located outside an outer edge of the resin layer in a part of an entire circumferential of the outer edge when observing the laminated body from a normal direction of a surface of the glass substrate, and is in contact with at least a part of a side surface of the resin layer.

A privacy glazing structure may include an electrically controllable optically active material, such as a liquid crystal material, sandwiched between a flexible substrate and a rigid substrate. The flexible substrate and the rigid substrate may each have a conductive layer deposited on the surface facing the optically active material. The flexible substrate may be bonded about its perimeter to the rigid substrate and may be sufficiently flexible to conform to non-planarity of the rigid substrate. As a result, the flexible substrate may adopt the surface contour of the rigid substrate to maintain a uniform thickness of optically active material between the flexible substrate and the rigid substrate.

Methods, systems, and techniques for controlling a variable transmittance optical filter involve determining at least one of a temperature of, color of, and current flowing through the optical filter, and adjusting the voltage applied across the filter in response to at least one of the temperature, color, and current. The transmittance of the optical filter decreases until reaching a minimum on exposure to a first stimulus and increases until reaching a maximum in response to application of a second stimulus, and at least one of the first and second stimuli involves applying a voltage across the filter.

The present application discloses interlayers comprising novel polyesteramides comprising diols with tunable properties based on the monomers and monomer ratios used to prepare the polyesteramides and varying the reaction conditions. The interlayers have improved properties and can be used in many different applications.

The present application discloses interlayers comprising novel polyesteramides comprising diols with tunable properties based on the monomers and monomer ratios used to prepare the polyesteramides and varying the reaction conditions. The interlayers have improved properties and can be used in many different applications.

The present application discloses interlayers comprising novel polyesteramides comprising diols with tunable properties based on the monomers and monomer ratios used to prepare the polyesteramides and varying the reaction conditions. The interlayers have improved properties and can be used in many different applications.