Disclosed herein are methods for making asymmetric laminate structures and methods for reducing bow in asymmetric laminate structures, the methods comprising differentially heating the laminate structures during lamination or differentially cooling the laminate structures after lamination. Also disclosed herein are methods for reducing bow in asymmetric laminate structures, the methods comprising subjecting at least one substrate in the laminate structure to asymmetric tempering or annealing prior to lamination. Further disclosed herein are laminate structures made according to such methods.

A composite pane is presented. The composite pane includes an outer pane and an inner pane that are bonded to each other via an intermediate layer. The composite pane further includes a light-diffusing glass fiber that is suitable for emitting light by diffusion via its side wall along its extension length. According to one aspect, the glass fiber is arranged, in sections, between the intermediate layer and the outer pane, and is arranged, in sections, between the intermediate layer and the inner pane. According to another aspect, the glass fiber is routed through an opening in the intermediate layer.

A wafer-like semiconductor sensor includes a wafer-like base formed of a plurality of layers of chemically-hardened glass and an electronics module mounted to a recessed pocket in the base and containing a sensor.

A method for busbar hiding of a heated coating laminated glazing formed by a first glass sheet and a second glass sheet, each having an outer and an inner face. The method also includes performing enamel printing on an inner face of the first glass sheet and/or the second glass sheet, where the enamel forms a pattern. The enamel is fired and the pattern is covered at least in part by a coating, where the coating extends to at least an area of the enamel for applying busbars. At least two silver busbars are applied in the area on top of the extended coating. A thermal treatment is applied on the first and second glass sheets, where the first and second glass sheets are laminated and the coating is provided between the first and second glass sheets.

A composite pane is presented. The composite pane includes an outer pane and an inner pane that are bonded to each other via an intermediate layer. The composite pane further includes a light-diffusing glass fiber that is suitable for emitting light by diffusion via its side wall along its extension length. According to one aspect, the glass fiber is arranged, in sections, between the intermediate layer and the outer pane. According to another aspect, the glass fiber is arranged, in sections, between the intermediate layer and the inner pane.

A glazing comprises a glass substrate having an enamel layer adhered to at least a first surface portion, the enamel comprising 20 to 80 wt % frit and 10 to 50 wt % inorganic pigment. The thickness of the enamel layer is 2 ?m to 50 ?m, and the inorganic pigment has an infra-red reflectance such that the infra-red reflectance of the first portion of the glass substrate surface is 37% or higher over a region in the wavelength range 800 nm to 2250 nm. The glazing may be laminated, and may be a vehicle windscreen. A process for producing the glazing involves applying ink to a glass substrate, curing the ink thereby producing an enamel adhered to the glass substrate, and shaping the glass substrate by heating to a temperature above 570? C. The preferred inorganic pigments are of the Fe and/or Cr type in spinel, haematite or corundum crystal form.

A reinforced safety glass and its manufacturing procedure are presented. The invention uses a vehicle's original glass, which is generally tempered, eliminating need for a new specific glass. The invention utilizes films of diverse reinforcing materials to increase the final resistance of the product and therefore reinforcing the original glass. During its manufacturing process, an autoclave is used for applying pressure and temperature to bond the reinforcing films to the original glass and between each other. The invention comprises the original glass to which at least one PU film and one C-PET film are orderly applied, ate least to the interior face of the glass.

Safety glass and the method for its obtainment wherein said safety glass is used to provide higher safety to rooms surrounded at least partially by said glass. The glass is comprised of films of diverse reinforcing materials with special features to increase the resistance of the product as a whole and therefore reinforcing the original glass. In the method for its obtainment, pressure and temperature are applied with an autoclave in order to bind the reinforcing films to the original glass. At least one PVB film layer and one C-PET film layer are applied without adhesive to the interior and/or exterior face of the original glass to be reinforced.

A method for producing an automotive glazing with an optical sensor device, with the glazing having superior optical qualities, including the steps of applying an enamel obscuration mask on at least one face of at least one glass sheet, where the obscuration mask extends to an area where the at least one optical sensor device will be fixed and includes at least one opening on the automotive interior side so as to be capable of acquiring information through the opening from the optical sensor device intended to be fixed at the at least one opening; drying or firing the enamel obscuration mask; applying a washable cover layer resisting at a temperature of at least 620? C. on the surface of the at least one opening; submitting the glass sheet to a heat treatment above 450? C. during a bending or tempering process; and removing by washing the washable cover layer.

An manufacturing method of an electronic device includes: providing a first substrate and a second substrate; providing an adhesive member between the first substrate and the second substrate; providing a first curved element and a second curved element opposite to the first curved element; arranging the second substrate on a curved top surface of the second curved element; arranging the first substrate between the first curved element and the second substrate; and pressurizing the first curved element and the second curved element, so that the first substrate and the second substrate are attached to each other through the adhesive member, thereby forming a curved composite component; wherein the first substrate is flat before the step of pressurizing the first curved element and the second curved element, and the first substrate becomes curved after the step of pressurizing the first curved element and the second curved element.