Saint-gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.

Saint-gobain Glass France

Saint-gobain Sekurit France

Matthias Mandelartz

John Walter Locher

Christopher D Jones

Jeffrey B Rioux

Eric S Carlson

Kathleen R Farrell

Brian C Furchner

Vincent Pluen

Jefferson Do Rosario

Achim Zeichner

Pierre Sarkissian

Pierre Chaussade

Stephane Leray

Stéphane Leray

John W Locher

A laminated pane with light source, includes an outer pane and an inner pane, a first thermoplastic film arranged between the outer pane and the inner pane, a functional element with electrically controllable optical properties, a darkened layer, a decoupling element for decoupling light from the inner pane, and a light source arranged on a side edge of the inner pane or in a recess of the inner pane for coupling light into the inner pane, wherein the darkened layer has at least one opaque region having a light transmittance of less than or equal to 50% and the opaque region is present at least within the region between the light source and the functional element.

Laminated pane with light source

A glazing assembly includes a light source for generating light which can be coupled into a first pane, an edge region which extends from a pane edge of the first pane over at least 1 mm up to at most 500 mm on one of the surfaces, and to an absorption device for absorbing light which is coupled into the first pane and is arranged in the edge region, wherein the absorption device includes a light-impermeable thermoplastic intermediate layer.

Illuminable glazing

A non-planar ceramic composite and method of making are provided. The non-planar ceramic composite is transparent serves as transparent armor. In a non-limiting embodiment, the non-planar composite provides adequate protection from projectiles while exhibiting large surface areas and relatively low areal densities.

Transparent ceramic composite

A ceramic composite and method of making are provided. The ceramic composite is transparent and serves as transparent armor. The composite provides adequate protection from projectiles while exhibiting large surface areas and relatively low areal densities.

The invention relates to a ballistic resistant laminated structure comprising at least three glass sheets () a polycarbonate sheet () which are bound by adhesive layers () and a shielding insert (), wherein a space delimited by said insert (), the end face of the sheet () and the edge of the sheet () are provided with a material () for absorbing the energy of a projectile. Said materials () are embodied in the form of an yielding material () for degassing during assembling said stricture and an encapsulating material (). A highly ballistic resistant glazing for a building or a transport vehicle comprising the inventive structure is also disclosed.

Ballistic resistant laminated structure

A ceramic composite and method of making are provided. The ceramic composite may be transparent and may serve as transparent armor. The ceramic portion of the composite may be single crystal sapphire. The composite may provide adequate protection from projectiles while exhibiting large surface areas and relatively low areal densities.

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