Thin layer heating element comprising at least a laminated pane consisting of a first pane (2.1), a laminating film, a second pane (2.2), two long sides, two short sides, a laminar electrically conductive coating applied at least on the inside of the first pane (2.1), at least two connection electrodes (4.1, 4.2, 4.3) on the short side of the thin layer heating element for contacting the conductive coating, at least one electrical connection, and at least one cut pattern having heat current pathways (12. n), which connect the connection electrodes (4.1, 4.2, 4.3), wherein a) the cut pattern has long cut lines (5.1, 5.2), including outer long cut lines (5.1) and inner long cut lines (5.2), which run parallel to the long side of the thin layer heating element, and short cut lines, which run parallel to the short side of the thin layer heating element,, b) on the conductive coating, there is a heating field, which is divided by the short cut lines into a plurality of sections (11.n), where n is an integer > 1, c) the number of long cut lines (5.1, 5.2) per section (11.n) increases in the section (11.n+1) compared to the section (11.n) and the length of the long cut lines (5.1, 5.2) decreases in the section (11.n+1), d) from each short cut line of the section (11.n), a plurality of outer long cut lines (5.1) branch out, which end before the short cut line of the section (11.n+1) or a final cut line, e) in all intermediate spaces between two outer long cut lines (5.1) in the section (11.n), in each case at least one inner long cut line (5.2) runs and strikes the cut line of the section (1 I.n+1) or the final cut line, and f) in the first section (11.1), a first outer long cut line (5.1 a) and a second outer long cut line (5.1 b) begin in each case on the inner edge of the connection electrodes (4.1, 4.2) and end before a first short cut line (6.1) such that the conductive coating has a pyramid-shaped cut pattern from the connection electrodes (4.1, 4.2) all the way to the final cut line, whose long cut lines are meshed with each other in a comb-like manner. a) the cut pattern has long cut lines (5.1, 5.2), including outer long cut lines (5.1) and inner long cut lines (5.2), which run parallel to the long side of the thin layer heating element, and short cut lines, which run parallel to the short side of the thin layer heating element,, b) on the conductive coating, there is a heating field, which is divided by the short cut lines into a plurality of sections (11.n), where n is an integer > 1, c) the number of long cut lines (5.1, 5.2) per section (11.n) increases in the section (11.n+1) compared to the section (11.n) and the length of the long cut lines (5.1, 5.2) decreases in the section (11.n+1), d) from each short cut line of the section (11.n), a plurality of outer long cut lines (5.1) branch out, which end before the short cut line of the section (11.n+1) or a final cut line, e) in all intermediate spaces between two outer long cut lines (5.1) in the section (11.n), in each case at least one inner long cut line (5.2) runs and strikes the cut line of the section (1 I.n+1) or the final cut line, and f) in the first section (11.1), a first outer long cut line (5.1 a) and a second outer long cut line (5.1 b) begin in each case on the inner edge of the connection electrodes (4.1, 4.2) and end before a first short cut line (6.1)