Patent ID: 8907250

Claim:
A pane with a heatable, optically transparent sensor array comprising: a pane, the pane comprising a finished and standardized optically transparent window or windshield component of a vehicle for use in one or more of land, sea or air environments, the pane component comprising at least one of an optically sensitive part thereof, which comprises an optically sensitive segment inserted therein, wherein the optically sensitive segment of the pane comprises at least one optically transparent sensor array operable for sensing and passing, with a high transmittance, one or more of optical or infrared electromagnetic data or signals, which are incident to or impinge on a surface of the pane; at least one heatable film affixed to the optically transparent sensor array, the heatable film comprising: a support film, and a heatable coating, printed conductors, meshes, and/or heating wires on the support film; at least one electrical contacting means affixed to the heatable coating and/or to the heating wires; and an encapsulation affixed to the optically transparent sensor array and to the heatable film, and a sensor affixed in the encapsulation.