IP Library Granted Patent US 12,515,440
Granted Patent B2
US 12,515,440 · App. 18/043,242 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Solar-protection glazed element with diffuse reflection

Inventors: Cécile Ozanam (Palaiseau, FR); Patrick Gayout (Villemomble, FR); Yael Bronstein (Paris, FR)
Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT FRANCE
B32B17/10229B32B17/10036B32B17/1011B32B17/10146B32B17/10201B32B17/10651B32B17/10761B32B2307/418B32B2307/7376
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Patent No.
US 12,515,440
App. No.
18/043,242
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A laminated glazing structure includes first and second transparent substrates separated by a lamination interlayer, the first substrate being positioned on the outer side of the laminated glazing structure and the second substrate being arranged on the inner side of the laminated glazing structure, each transparent substrate including two main faces, the laminated glazing structure including a functional coating having solar control properties; at least one absorbing element; at least one microstructured surface, the Rdq of which is at least 0.2°, at least one coating having reflective properties deposited in contact with the microstructured surface; the microstructured surface being arranged between the lamination interlayer and the second transparent substrate, the laminated glazing structure having a light transmission (LT) between 2 and 30%.

Claims (30)

1 . A laminated glazing structure comprising at least two transparent substrates separated by a lamination interlayer, a first transparent substrate of the at least two transparent substrates being positioned on an outer side of the laminated glazing structure and a second substrate of the at least two transparent substrates being arranged on an inner side of the laminated glazing structure, each transparent substrate comprising two main faces, the laminated glazing structure comprising:

a functional coating having solar control properties;

at least one absorbing element;

at least one microstructured surface having a Rdq of at least 0.2°,

at least one coating having reflective properties deposited in contact with the microstructured surface;

the microstructured surface being arranged between the lamination interlayer and the second transparent substrate,

the laminated glazing structure having a light transmission (LT) between 2 and 30%, and

the laminated glazing structure having a specular transmission and a diffuse reflection of radiation incident on the laminated glazing structure.

2 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the absorbing element is arranged, relative to the microstructured surface, toward the outer side of the laminated glazing structure.

3 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the microstructured surface has a Rdq of less than 15°.

4 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the absorbent element has a minimum absorption of 50%.

5 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the coating having reflective properties is arranged between two materials having substantially the same refractive index.

6 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the coating having reflective properties has a LR of greater than 5%.

7 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the functional coating having solar control properties is arranged between the first transparent substrate and the lamination interlayer.

8 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the functional coating having solar control properties is deposited in contact with the microstructured surface and also constitutes the coating having reflective properties.

9 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the functional coating having solar control properties comprises one or more metallic functional layers, each arranged between two dielectric coatings.

10 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 9 , wherein the functional coating having solar control properties comprises two metallic functional layers.

11 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 9 , wherein the one or more metallic functional layers is/are deposited directly on a dielectric coating.

12 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a low-emissivity coating directed toward the inner side of the laminated glazing structure.

13 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 12 , wherein the low-emissivity coating has an emissivity of less than 36%.

14 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 13 , wherein the low-emissivity coating comprises a transparent conductive layer having a thickness between 40 and 70 nm.

15 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the second transparent substrate is a clear glass.

16 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first transparent substrate is an absorbing element.

17 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the lamination interlayer is an absorbing element.

18 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the microstructured surface is obtained by one of the following methods: acid depolishing, sandblasting, embossing, laser texturing.

19 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the microstructured surface consists of a textured film deposited between the lamination interlayer and the second transparent substrate.

20 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the laminated glazing structure has a light transmission of between 3 and 20%.

21 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the laminated glazing structure has a solar factor TST of between 14 and 32%.

22 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein an internal light reflection is greater than 14%.

23 . The laminated glazing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one coating is arranged in contact between two materials that have substantially the same refractive index such that a difference between the refractive indices at 550 nm is less than 0.15.

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 Apr 14, 2023
From: OZANAM, CÉCILE; GAYOUT, PATRICK; BRONSTEIN, YAEL
To: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 063328/0949 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 2008777 · Aug 28, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240025155A1 · Jan 25, 2024
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