The present invention relates to a method capable of easily manufacturing a curved thin glass sheet and a curved joined glass sheet to which functionality is added.

A vehicle pane with reduced emissivity and light reflection, includes a substrate having an exposed interior-side surface, an emissivity-reducing coating containing at least one layer based on a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) on the interior-side surface, and an anti-reflection coating based on nanoporous silicon oxide on the emissivity-reducing coating.

Provided is a transparent conductive film-equipped substrate that makes it difficult for an insulating film provided on a portion from which a transparent conductive film has been removed to peel off. The transparent conductive film-equipped substrate 10 includes a substrate 1 and a transparent conductive film 2 provided on the substrate 1 and subjected to patterning, wherein the transparent conductive film-equipped substrate is made up so that: a removal region A1 where the transparent conductive film 2 has been removed by patterning, a non-removal region A2 where the transparent conductive film is left unremoved, and a boundary region A3 provided between the removal region A1 and the non-removal region A2 are formed on the substrate 1; and the boundary region A3 is formed with insular portions 2b in which the transparent conductive film 2 is formed in insular shapes.

A glass plate includes a first surface provided with a first film; and a second surface provided with a second film and opposite to the first surface. Each of the first film and the second film includes mainly tin oxide and has a sheet resistance value of 20 Ω/□ or less. When film thicknesses of the first and second films are θ.sub.1 nm and θ.sub.2 nm respectively, and when, in the glass plate, a haze value measured from the first surface side for a configuration provided with the first film only is H.sub.1 (%), and a haze value measured from the second surface side for a configuration provided with the second film only is H.sub.2 (%), a value of θ.sub.1 divided by H.sub.1 is 500 or more but 1200 or less, and a value of θ.sub.2 divided by H.sub.2 is 300 or more but 750 or less.

Thin-film devices, for example electrochromic devices for windows, and methods of manufacturing are described. Particular focus is given to methods of patterning optical devices. Various edge deletion and isolation scribes are performed, for example, to ensure the optical device has appropriate isolation from any edge defects. Methods described herein apply to any thin-film device having one or more material layers sandwiched between two thin film electrical conductor layers. The described methods create novel optical device configurations.

A glass article having an excellent heat resistance, capable of preventing any of layers disposed on a glass substrate from peeling off or being clacked even after a long period of time has elapsed after the bending thereof at a high temperature is provided. A glass article according to the present invention includes, on a glass substrate, a carbon-added silicon oxide layer, a transparent conductive oxide layer, and a shielding layer in this order, in which an atomic-composition percentage ratio C/Si of carbon to silicon in the carbon-added silicon oxide layer is 0.1 or more and 0.5 or less, and a linear expansion coefficient α.sub.Sh of the shielding layer is 7.7×10.sup.−3/K or less.

A controllable privacy structure, such as a window or door, may include an electrically controllable optically active material connected to a driver. The driver can control the application and/or removal of electrical energy to the optically active material to transition from a scattering state in which visibility through the structure is inhibited to a transparent state in which visibility through the structure is comparatively clear. The driver may need to be located in relatively close physical proximity to the privacy structure the driver is intended to control. Devices, systems, and techniques are described for discretely positioning a driver relative to a privacy structure to be controlled.

A coated glass article includes a glass substrate. A coating is formed on the glass substrate. The coating includes a first coating layer. The first coating layer includes fluorine doped tin oxide. A second coating layer is provided between the glass substrate and the first coating layer. The second coating layer includes silicon dioxide and at least one of phosphorus and boron. The coated glass article exhibits a haze of 2.0% or less.

An optical coating for a glass substrate includes an inner metal or metal alloy layer, a first pair of transparent conductive oxide or dielectric layers, and a pair of outer metal or metal alloy layers. The optical coating includes an eye-weighted transmittance of less than about 20% and an eye-weighted reflectance of less than about 30%, as measured with a D65 illuminant according to the CIE 10° Standard Observer.

Prior electrochromic devices frequently suffer from high levels of defectivity. The defects may be manifest as pin holes or spots where the electrochromic transition is impaired. This is unacceptable for many applications such as electrochromic architectural glass. Improved electrochromic devices with low defectivity can be fabricated by depositing certain layered components of the electrochromic device in a single integrated deposition system. While these layers are being deposited and/or treated on a substrate, for example a glass window, the substrate never leaves a controlled ambient environment, for example a low pressure controlled atmosphere having very low levels of particles. These layers may be deposited using physical vapor deposition. In certain embodiments, the device includes a counter electrode having an anodically coloring electrochromic material in combination with an additive.