IP Library Granted Patent US 12,521,968
Granted Patent B2
US 12,521,968 · App. 18/010,410 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Laminated pane with a holographic element and method for producing the same

Inventors: Andreas Gomer (Kerpen, DE); Raphaela Perlewitz (Aachen, DE); Adrien Ceripa (Versailles, FR); Daniel Krekel (Aachen, DE)
Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT FRANCE
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Patent No.
US 12,521,968
App. No.
18/010,410
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A laminated pane includes first and second panes, a layer stack arranged therebetween including a first thermoplastic intermediate layer, a separating layer, a photopolymer layer with at least one holographic element, a carrier layer, and a second thermoplastic intermediate layer, wherein the photopolymer layer has a thickness of 5 μm to 50 μm, the carrier layer contains polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), polyamide (PA), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and/or cellulose triacetate (TAC) and has a thickness of 20 μm to 100 μm, wherein the carrier layer is arranged directly adjacent the photopolymer layer, and the separating layer contains polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and/or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and has a thickness of 10 μm to 300 μm.

Claims (26)

1 . A laminated pane, comprising a first pane, a second pane, a layer stack arranged therebetween, consisting of the following layers in order from the first pane to the second pane: a first thermoplastic intermediate layer, a separating layer, a photopolymer layer with at least one holographic element, a carrier layer, and a second thermoplastic intermediate layer, wherein

the photopolymer layer has a thickness of 5 μm to 50 μm,

the carrier layer contains polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), polyamide (PA), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and/or cellulose triacetate (TAC) and has a thickness of 20 μm to 100 μm, wherein the carrier layer is arranged directly adjacent the photopolymer layer,

the separating layer contains polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and/or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and has a thickness of 10 μm to 300 μm.

2 . The laminated pane according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the photopolymer layer is between 8 μm and 30 μm.

3 . The laminated pane according to claim 2 , wherein the thickness of the photopolymer layer is between 10 μm and 20 μm.

4 . The laminated pane according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier layer consists essentially of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), polyamide (PA), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or cellulose triacetate (TAC).

5 . The laminated pane according to claim 4 , wherein the carrier layer consists essentially of polyamide (PA).

6 . The laminated pane according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier layer has a thickness of 40 μm to 90 μm.

7 . The laminated pane according to claim 6 , wherein the carrier layer has a thickness of 65 μm to 80 μm.

8 . The laminated pane according to claim 1 , wherein the separating layer consists essentially of polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).

9 . The laminated pane according to claim 8 , wherein the separating layer consists of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).

10 . The laminated pane according to claim 1 , wherein the separating layer has a thickness of 40 μm to 200 μm.

11 . The laminated pane according to claim 10 , wherein the separating layer has a thickness of 65 μm to 150 μm.

12 . Laminated pane according to claim 1 , wherein the first thermoplastic intermediate layer and/or the second thermoplastic intermediate layer contain or consist essentially of polyvinyl butyral (PVB), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), polyurethane (PU), or copolymers or derivatives thereof.

13 . The laminated pane according to claim 1 , wherein the first pane and/or the second pane are made of glass.

14 . The laminated pane according to claim 13 , wherein the first pane and/or the second pane are made of soda lime glass.

15 . A projection assembly comprising a laminated pane according to claim 1 and a projector that is aimed at the holographic element, wherein the projector is a laser projector.

16 . A method for producing a laminated pane according to claim 1 , comprising:

a) providing a first pane, a first thermoplastic intermediate layer, a second thermoplastic intermediate layer, a separating layer, and a second pane,

b) providing a photopolymer layer having a holographic optical element, wherein the photopolymer layer is applied on a carrier layer,

c) forming a layer stack is formed with the following sequence of layers and panes: first pane—first thermoplastic intermediate layer—separating layer—a photopolymer layer having a holographic element—carrier layer—second thermoplastic intermediate layer—second pane,

d) laminating the layer stack.

17 . A method comprising providing a laminated pane according to claim 1 as interior glazing or exterior glazing in a vehicle or a building.

18 . The method according to claim 17 , wherein the laminated pane is a vehicle pane in vehicle of locomotion for travel on land, in the air, or on water.

19 . The method according to claim 18 , wherein the laminated pane is a windshield that serves as a projection surface.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded May 16, 2025
From: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
To: SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT FRANCE
Reel/Frame 071969/0743 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2023
From: GOMER, ANDREAS; PERLEWITZ, RAPHAELA; CERIPA, ADRIEN; KREKEL, DANIEL
To: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 062396/0473 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 20179982 · Jun 15, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230311457A1 · Oct 5, 2023
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