The invention provides for a coating which when used in conjunction with a p-polarization projector (26) and a windshield mounted such that the angle between projector is at or near the Brewster angle, a sharp image is produced with no ghost image. Further, the coating is suitable for use over the entire area of the windshield, has excellent solar control properties and has a low sheet resistance allowing it to be electrically defrosted at common automotive voltages.

A multilayer film with electrically switchable optical properties, includes arranged areally in the following order a first carrier film, a first electrically conductive layer, an active layer, a second electrically conductive layer, and a second carrier film. The multilayer film has within its area at least one first cutout and the at least one first cutout protrudes in the form of a through-hole through all layers of the multilayer film, the first cutout is filled with an electrically conductive filler compound, which electrically conductingly contacts the first electrically conductive layer within the first cutout, and a first busbar electrically conductingly contacts the electrically conducting filler compound.

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.

The present invention relates to a laminated body with electric conductor including a substrate; a functional layer having at least an adhesive layer; an electric conductor; and a protective material, wherein the substrate, the functional layer having at least the adhesive layer, the electric conductor, and the protective material are sequentially laminated in a thickness direction, and wherein a thickness of the functional layer is less than or equal to 0.300 mm.

There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass which is high in heat shielding properties. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes 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 first resin layer is higher by 10% or more than the infrared ray transmittance in the wavelength of 780 to 2100 nm of the second resin layer.

To provide a functional film with which a functional laminated glass excellent in adhesion between layers can be obtained, and a functional laminated glass excellent in adhesion between layers.

A functional film (transmission image display film 10) comprising a substrate film (transparent film 11) and a functional layer (light scattering layer 12) containing an organic material, which has a deposited layer (first deposited layer 13, second deposited layer 14, third deposited layer 15) formed of an inorganic oxide having an isoelectric point of at most 6 or at least 7.4 as measured by streaming potential method, either one of or both on the outermost surface of the functional film and between the substrate film and the functional layer.

A variably transmissive electro-optic window that has an easily tunable dynamic range is disclosed. The window comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, an electro-optic medium, and at least one tuning layer. The first substrate has a first and a second surface. The first surface is in a first direction relative the second surface. The second substrate has a third and a fourth surface. The third surface is disposed in the first direction relative the fourth surface. The second substrate is disposed in a second direction opposite the first direction relative the first substrate. The second substrate is additionally disposed in a substantially parallel and spaced apart relationship with the first substrate. The first electrode is disposed in the second direction relative the first substrate. The second electrode is disposed in the first direction relative the second substrate. The electro-optic medium is disposed between the first and second electrodes. Additionally, the electro-optic medium is operable to vary a transmittance of light therethrough. Lastly, a tuning layer is substantially transparent and operable to attenuate the transmittance of visible light therethrough.

A composite film may include a discontinuous silver-based functional film, and a TPU over-layer overlying the discontinuous silver-based functional film. The composite film may have an R/sq value of at least about 30 Ohm/sq.

Glass for a vehicle includes a glass plate; a test-region A demarcated in the glass plate, the test-region A being specified in JIS R3212; a shielding layer provided more outwardly than the test-region A in a plan view; an information transmission/reception region demarcated within an opening portion provided in the shielding layer, and through which a device mounted in the vehicle transmits/receives information; and an infrared reflective layer positioned peripheral to the information transmission/reception region in a plan view, the infrared reflective layer having a portion that overlaps with the shielding layer in a plan view, wherein a solar direct transmittance of the test-region A is 60% or less and a solar direct reflectance of a region in which the infrared reflective layer is provided peripheral to the information transmission/reception region is greater than a solar direct reflectance of the test-region A by at least 5%.

Laminated glass includes a pair of glass plates, an intermediate film positioned between the glass plates, an electrically conductive heating material positioned between the glass plates and having a surface in contact with the intermediate film, a first bus bar and a second bus bar connected to the electrically conductive heating material and positioned between the glass plates, disposed such that the electrically conductive heating material is interposed therebetween in a plan view, third bus bars positioned between the glass plates, and connecting the first and second bus bars to a pair of electrode leads, and a fourth bus bar at least partly positioned between the glass plates, and superposed on a part of at least one of the first to third bus bars, wherein the electrically conductive heating material, the first to the third bus bars are integrally formed of a same material.