An electro-optic window is provided, together with a method of manufacturing the window. The window (3) is made of a material substantially transparent to at least one of infra-red, visible and UV radiation and treated to have reduced RF/MICROWAVE transmission characteristics by the provision of a grid (1) set into at least one surface (2) thereof. The grid (1) is formed of a material selected to be either reflective or absorptive to RF/MICROWAVE radiation.

A multi-layer and method of making the same are provided. The multi-layer, such as a sensor, can include a high strength glass overlay and a lamination layer on a substrate layer. The overlay can be less than 250 micrometers thick and have at least one tempered surface incorporating a surface compression layer of at least 5 micrometers deep and a surface compressive stress of at least 200 MPa. The overlay can exhibit a puncture factor of at least 3000 N/m.sup.2 at B10 (10.sup.thpercentile of the probability distribution of failure) in a multi-layer structure, an apparent thickness of less than 0.014 mm, and a pencil hardness greater than 6H. The method can include ion-exchange tempering at least one major surface of a glass sheet, light etching the major surface to remove flaws and laminating the glass sheet on the tempered and lightly etched major surface to a substrate layer.

A method for producing laminated glass for automobile windows includes heating and bend forming two glass plates; and bonding together the two bend-formed glass plates via an interlayer film, wherein, the method further includes scratching that is performed on a concave surface of at least one of the two glass plates, after the bend-forming.

A glass article has substantially perpendicular draw lines and includes a first outermost pane having a thickness of from 1.1 to 4.0 mm. The glass article also includes a second outermost pane disposed opposite the first outermost pane and having a thickness of from 0.3 to 1.05 mm. The glass article further includes a transparent interlayer disposed between the first and second outermost panes. Each of the first outermost pane and the second outermost pane independently has a length and includes draw lines that extend along the length. The first outermost pane is bonded to the second outermost pane via the transparent interlayer such that the draw lines of the first outermost pane are disposed substantially perpendicularly to the draw lines of the second outermost pane.

A method of manufacturing a window includes: preparing a glass substrate laminate which includes preparing a base substrate, alternately disposing glass substrates and adhesive layers on the base substrate, and disposing a cover substrate on the glass substrates and the adhesive layers alternately disposed; and cutting the glass substrate laminate, where the adhesive layers include a potassium nitrate (KNO.sub.3) particle and an adhesive resin. This method makes it possible to effectively manufacture an ultra-thin glass substrate used for a window.

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 laminated glass includes at least two glass members and at least one adhesive film disposed in a stacked manner, where the glass members and the adhesive film are alternately disposed; and decorative layers provided on surfaces of the at least two glass members facing toward the at least one adhesive film. At least two of the decorative layers independently comprise an etched texture, an optical coating layer, and a pattern layer sequentially stacked, or at least two of the decorative layers independently comprise the etched texture, the pattern layer, and the optical coating layer sequentially stacked.

Process for encapsulation of a microelectronic device comprising the following steps in sequence: supply a support substrate comprising a first principal face on which a microelectronic device is placed, a second principal face, and a lateral face, deposit a bonding layer on the first principal face of the substrate, position an encapsulation cover comprising a first principal face, a second principal face, and a lateral face, on the bonding layer, deposit a lateral protection layer on: the lateral face and the periphery of the second principal face of the support substrate, the lateral face and the periphery of the second principal face of the encapsulation cover, the lateral protection layer delimiting a protected zone, thinning of the second principal face of the support substrate and/or the second principal face of the encapsulation cover outside the protected zone.

Disclosed is a liquid crystal display (LCD) smart window configured such that a transparent LCD device is mounted in a double-glazed window. The LCD smart window includes an inner glass sheet located in an indoor space, an outer glass sheet spaced apart from the inner glass sheet by a predetermined gap and located so as to be exposed to the outside of a building, a transparent LCD device located in a space between the inner glass sheet and the outer glass sheet to display an image, a window frame supporting upper and lower surfaces and both side surfaces of the inner glass sheet and the outer glass sheet, and a light source secured to the window frame to emit light to at least one surface of the outer glass sheet.

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.