Various embodiments for configuring LC cells, LC panels, and methods of manufacturing LC panels are provided, comprising: assembling a plurality of LC panel component layers to form a curable stack, wherein the stack is configured with the LC cell, a first glass layer, a second glass layer, a first interlayer and a second interlayer, wherein each of the first interlayer and second interlayer are configured to be conformal layers; curing the curable stack to form a liquid crystal panel; and wherein, via the first conformal interlayer and the second conformal interlayer, the LC panel is configured with a uniform transmission.

A laminated glazing with at least one step-shaped functional portion comprising two stack of components, the main stack of components in which the alteration of its properties is not desirable, and a second stack of components comprising a functional layer.

Techniques for laser processing of electrochromic glass or other thin-film devices where one or more layers are sandwiched between two thin-film conductive layers include directing a laser beam onto a first position on a surface of a workpiece. The laser beam includes substantially collimated pulses of electromagnetic radiation having an energy density from about 1 J/cm.sup.2 to about 10 J/cm.sup.2 in a spot having a characteristic dimension of at least about 5 mm at the surface of the workpiece. The laser beam removes the material from the first position, then is moved to a second position on the surface of the workpiece and removes material from the second position. The laser beam is then moved to one or more additional positions on the surface of the workpiece and removes material from the one or more additional positions.

A process for manufacturing a colored laminated glazing including first and second glass sheets, the two sheets being connected together by a thermoplastic interlayer, includes depositing a stack of layers including functional layer on a face of the first and/or of the second glass sheet, liquid deposition, on a face of the first and/or of the second glass sheet, of a polymer layer including a coloring agent and polymer compounds, drying and optionally curing of the polymer layer, assembling the glass sheet, coated with the colored polymer layer, with a colorless transparent thermoplastic interlayer and with the second glass sheet, so that the colored polymer layer is in direct contact with the interlayer, degassing, and heat treatment under pressure and/or under vacuum of the laminated glass at a temperature of between 100° C. and 200° C.

A multi-layer structure includes a glass layer having a thickness of greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 200 μm; and a resin layer. A number of unit lamination structures in a thickness direction of the multi-layer structure is greater than or equal to 5 and less than or equal to 20,000, the unit lamination structure being a lamination structure composed of the glass layer and the resin layer.

A lamination process is disclosed. The process is useful for silicone based lamination adhesive compositions, in particular those which cure at or around room temperature.

A vehicle or other system may have windows. The windows may be formed by laminating together glass layers. The glass layers may include a curved inner glass layer with a convex outer surface and a curved outer glass layer with a concave inner surface. A polymer adhesive film such as a polyvinyl butyral film may be adhered to the convex outer surface. An additional polymer layer formed from a different material than the polymer film may be interposed between the polymer film and the second glass layer. The additional polymer layer may be formed from a gap-filling liquid polymer adhesive layer. The layer of gap-filling liquid polymer adhesive may have a first surface adhered to the polymer film and a second surface adhered to the concave inner surface. An optical layer may be embedded in the additional polymer layer.

Coated glass panes having a glass pane and a coating in at least one region of at least one side of the glass pane. The glass pane is composed of glass with SiO.sub.2 and B.sub.2O.sub.3. The coating includes first coating applied in at least one region of the at least one side. The first coating has a binder with SiO.sub.2 and a pigment. The glass pane, in the at least one region, has a flexural strength between at least 5 and at most 170 MPa.

The use of camera-based safety systems is growing at a rapid rate in modern automobiles. At the same time, windshields, where many of the cameras are mounted, are becoming larger and more complex in shape. As the industry moves towards vehicles with full autonomous capability, the number of cameras required and the resolution of the cameras are both increasing. However, the optical quality of the windshield is less than optimal. One of the problems is caused by the typical black enamel frit that is printed on the glass, prior to heating and bending, to hide or obscure the camera hardware. The abrupt thermal gradients during bending, caused by the heat absorbing black frit, result in a high level of distortion in the camera field of view. The object of this invention is to provide laminated automotive glazing having an obscuration area produced by creating an obscuration after heating and bending the glass by removing a portion of the plastic interlayer glass in or near the camera field of view (camera obscuration) or/and in the edges of the windshield (black band) and replacing it with an inlay made of a substantially opaque plastic or other suitable material in or near the camera field of view (camera obscuration) or/and in the edges of the windshield (black band) rather than printing and firing an enamel frit on the glass. This results in a laminate having superior optical quality, higher strength and a lower probability of breakage as compared to a laminate with a black enamel frit obscuration.

A laminated glass luminescent concentrator is provided which includes a solid medium having a plurality of fluorophores disposed therein. In some embodiments, the fluorophore is a low-toxicity quantum dot. In some embodiments, the fluorophore has significantly reduced self-absorption, which allows for unperturbed waveguiding of the photoluminescence over a long distance. Also disclosed are apparatuses for generating electricity from the laminated glass luminescent concentrator, and its combination with buildings and vehicles.