This application provides a method for preparing laminated glass sandwiching an electronic device. The device may include a device body, a conductive substrate, a conductive adhesive tape electrode, and a lead-out electrode. The conductive adhesive tape electrode has at least one surface coated with conductive adhesive and is attached to the conductive substrate, the lead-out electrode is placed on the conductive adhesive tape electrode or the conductive substrate and is conductively connected to the conductive adhesive tape electrode. The preparing method may include placing a protective layer on the conductive adhesive tape electrode, covering and sealing the conductive adhesive tape electrode onto the conductive substrate; and sandwiching the electronic device between two glass pieces and pressing the two glass pieces together to form the laminated glass.

This disclosure relates to a glazing with a laminated structure for providing directed lighting capabilities that comprises a first glass sheet with a first surface and a second surface, a second glass sheet with a third surface and a fourth surface, an interlayer between the first glass sheet and the second glass sheet, and a lighting system, which may include a light source, a light guide attached to the first light source and at least partially laminated between the first glass sheet and the second glass sheet, and a light extraction zone having a light extraction means laminated between the first glass sheet and the second glass sheet.

This application provides a method for preparing laminated glass sandwiching an electronic device. The device may include a device body, a conductive substrate, a conductive adhesive tape electrode, and a lead-out electrode. The conductive adhesive tape electrode has at least one surface coated with conductive adhesive and is attached to the conductive substrate, the lead-out electrode is placed on the conductive adhesive tape electrode or the conductive substrate and is conductively connected to the conductive adhesive tape electrode. The preparing method may include placing a protective layer on the conductive adhesive tape electrode, covering and sealing the conductive adhesive tape electrode onto the conductive substrate; and sandwiching the electronic device between two glass pieces and pressing the two glass pieces together to form the laminated glass.

A pre-stressed structure and a method for forming a pre-stressed structure are provided. The pre-stressed structure comprises a panel including a first region pre-stressed into a condition of membrane tension, resulting in the panel having increased transverse stiffness. The pre-stressed structure may further comprise a second region pre-stressed into a condition of membrane compression. The panel may be a plate or a shell and may form part of an insulating glass unit, which in turn may form part of a curtainwall unit.

A method includes providing a first ply having a No. 1 surface and No. 2 surface. The method further includes heating the first ply, bending the first ply into a predetermined shape, providing a second ply having a No. 3 surface and No. 4 surface, and painting at least a portion of the No. 2 surface, No. 3 surface, or No. 4 surface to yield a painted portion. The method further includes applying a burn-off temporary layer over at least a portion of the painted portion, heating the second ply, bending the second ply into the predetermined shape, burning-off the burn-off temporary layer, providing an interlayer in between the first ply and second ply, heating and squeezing the first ply, second ply and interlayer together under a vacuum to remove any air trapped between the first ply and the second ply thereby forming the article, and cooling the article.

Methods are provided for fabricating electrochromic devices that mitigate formation of short circuits under a top bus bar without predetermining where top bus bars will be applied on the device. Devices fabricated using such methods may be deactivated under the top bus bar, or may include active material under the top bus bar. Methods of fabricating devices with active material under a top bus bar include depositing a modified top bus bar, fabricating self-healing layers in the electrochromic device, and modifying a top transparent conductive layer of the device prior to applying bus bars.

This application provides a method for preparing laminated glass sandwiching an electronic device. The device may include a device body, a conductive substrate, a conductive adhesive tape electrode, and a lead-out electrode. The conductive adhesive tape electrode has at least one surface coated with conductive adhesive and is attached to the conductive substrate, the lead-out electrode is configured on the conductive adhesive tape electrode or the conductive substrate and is conductively connected to the conductive adhesive tape electrode. The preparing method may include configuring a protective layer on the conductive adhesive tape electrode, covering and sealing the conductive adhesive tape electrode onto the conductive substrate; and sandwiching the electronic device between two glass pieces and pressing the two glass pieces together to form the laminated glass.

The principles and embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to complexly curved laminates made from a complexly curved substrate and a flat substrate, such as automotive window glazings, and methods of cold forming complexly-curved glass products from a curved substrate and a flat substrate. In one or more embodiments, the laminate includes first complexly-curved glass substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a second complexly-curved glass substrate with a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface with a thickness therebetween; and a polymer interlayer affixed to the second convex surface and third surface, wherein the third surface and fourth surface have compressive stress values respectively that differ such that the fourth surface has as compressive stress value that is greater than the compressive stress value of the third surface.

The principles and embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to complexly curved laminates made from a complexly curved substrate and a flat substrate, such as automotive window glazings, and methods of cold forming complexly-curved glass products from a curved substrate and a flat substrate. In one or more embodiments, the laminate includes first complexly-curved glass substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a second complexly-curved glass substrate with a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface with a thickness therebetween; and a polymer interlayer affixed to the second convex surface and third surface, wherein the third surface and fourth surface have compressive stress values respectively that differ such that the fourth surface has as compressive stress value that is greater than the compressive stress value of the third surface.

Methods are provided for fabricating electrochromic devices that mitigate formation of short circuits under a top bus bar without predetermining where top bus bars will be applied on the device. Devices fabricated using such methods may be deactivated under the top bus bar, or may include active material under the top bus bar. Methods of fabricating devices with active material under a top bus bar include depositing a modified top bus bar, fabricating self-healing layers in the electrochromic device, and modifying a top transparent conductive layer of the device prior to applying bus bars.