Central Glass Company, Limited

Acr II Glass America Inc.

Michael Bard

Markus Walter Pohlen

Yu Matsuda

Yoshihiko Obara

Emily Anne Curtis

Katharina Boguslawski

Nobuyuki Nakai

Toshihiro Hirano

Hiromi Hase

Tobias Solchenbach

Linda Anne Leonard

Donald Philip Michelotti

Jean-Marc Sol

Masafumi Inoue

Systems and methods for providing optical distortion information of a vehicle glazing are disclosed. In one example, a method comprises obtaining and analyzing, via at least one processor of a computing device, optical characteristics of the vehicle glazing; generating digitized optical distortion information for the vehicle glazing based on analysis results; generating identification information for the vehicle glazing; and associating the digitized optical distortion information with the identification information.

Method and system for providing optical distortion information of a vehicle glazing

The disclosure relates to an improved glass product having a multifunctional coating or a durable top coat over a functional coating. The glass product may include a functional coating on that is most effective on a surface exposed to various mechanical and chemical elements. The disclosed coating provides a durable protective coating over the functional layer to provide protection over the functional layer on an exposed surface. Alternatively, the functional coating may be applied to the protective coating with a porous, nano-structured surface, which protects the functional coating applied thereto.

Durable functional coatings

The present disclosure generally relates to a vehicle glazing (e.g., vehicle windshield) having an opaque enamel printed opening for an information acquisition system and a darkening source within the opaque enamel printed opening to reduce optical transmittance distortion and improve performance of information acquisition systems (e.g., an imaging system, electric sensor(s), video camera(s), distance sensor(s)) associated with a vehicle. The darkening source, which may not undergo extreme heat treatment above 500 deg. C., provides a darkening source open area within the opaque enamel print open area, wherein the darkening source open area provides an opening through which the information acquisition system may receive information from outside a vehicle.

Glazing having a frame for an information acquisition system

Disclosed is a glass window having a luminous capability, which is suitable for use in automotive applications, architectural applications, or other applications. Exemplary embodiments of a glass window having a luminous capability include one or more glass sheet layers, a thin film layer having fine particles dispersed in a matrix of a thin film material, and at least one light source for introducing light into the thin film layer. The fine particles scatter the light and generate luminousness of the glass window. Exemplary embodiments of a glass window having luminous capability may further include one or more resinous sheet layers or one or more interlayers such as a plastic film layer.

Glass window having a luminous capability

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Primm Springs, TN, United States of America

Michael Bard