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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2004
Timothy P. Hoepfner, Grand Lodge, MI (US);
Mark S. Ackerman, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Makoto Sato, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Timothy P. Hoepfner, Grand Lodge, MI (US);
Mark S. Ackerman, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Makoto Sato, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
AGC Automotive Americas, R & D, Inc., Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Abstract
A window pane has a substrate formed from glass and includes an electrical device. The electrical device includes an electrical conductor. An electrical connector is operatively connected to and in electrical communication with the conductor for transferring electrical energy to the conductor. The substrate has a first coefficient of expansion and the connector has a second coefficient of thermal expansion. A difference between the first and second coefficients of thermal expansion is equal to or less than 5×10/° C. for minimizing mechanical stress between the connector and the substrate due to thermal expansion of the connector and the substrate resulting from changes in temperature.