Systems with hidden signal paths
US10373731B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R1/04
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system such as a vehicle system may include a window. The window may have glass layers and an interposed polymer layer. Signal paths that contact the polymer layer may be formed within the window. The signal paths may be electrical signal paths formed from wires or patterned conductive traces. The conductive traces may be portions of an infrared-light-blocking layer formed from a conductive film or may be patterned from other conductive thin-film layers. The signal paths may include optical waveguides formed from optical fibers embedded in the polymer or transparent thin-film layers on the glass layers or other substrates. Openings may be formed in the glass layers to allow signal paths to pass to an electrical component. The electrical component may also be wirelessly coupled to the signal paths.
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