The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2012
Saint-gobain Glass France, Courbevoie, FR;
Adele Verrat-Debailleul, Villers-sur-Coudun, FR;
Pascal Bauerle, Roye, FR;
Laeticia Laurencot, Margny les Compiegne, FR;
Christophe Kleo, Attichy, FR;
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE, Courbevoie, FR;
Abstract
An illuminating glazing unit for vehicles, including: a first transparent sheet of glass with a first main face, a second main face, and an edge; one or more modules including light-emitting diodes (LEDs), each including a plurality of LEDs and associated electronic components fixed to a printed circuit board, the modules being positioned such that emitting faces of the LEDs are turned toward the edge of the first sheet of glass; an encapsulation mechanism in contact with the first main face of the first sheet; a light extraction element, which can be located on one of the main faces of the first sheet of glass; and a heat sink element, in thermal conduction contact with the LED module, in contact with the encapsulation mechanism, and in contact with an atmosphere via a heat exchange surface.