Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
052171300 | TRANSPARENT PANEL HAVING ACTIVE TREATMENT WITH GAS OR LIQUID | 26 |
20100269426 | GLAZED SKYLIGHT ASSEMBLY - An enhancement panel for a skylight or window that may be part of an assembly having one or more glazing panels suitable for being retrofitted to existing skylights, windows and doors. A panel, also referred to as a glazing, may typically be a transparent part of a door, window, or skylight usually made of a transparent or translucent material, e.g., glass, plastic, acrylic, polycarbonate structured sheet, etc. Alternatively, a pre-assembled skylight, window or door, may include an exterior panel and an enhancement panel in a pre-existing manufactured package to be installed as a single new package. The enhancement panel may create a thermal cavity between the exterior panel and the enhancement panel. Such a thermal barrier may greatly improve the thermal properties of the overall door, window or skylight. | 10-28-2010 |
20100287851 | Gas fill device for multiple pane windows - The gas fill device for multiple pane windows includes a tube installed through the peripheral spacer bar between two glass panes in an insulated glass assembly for a window, door glass, skylight, or the like. An elbow is pivotally attached to the external end of the tube. A supply of an inert, insulating gas may be attached to the elbow to refill the space between the two panes with the insulating gas, as needed. Two such tubes may be installed in each multiple pane window assembly, one to refill the space with insulating gas and the other to vent air from the space to the atmosphere as the space is refilled with the insulating gas. When the multiple pane window has more than two panes, the tube may be branched and supplied through a common elbow. | 11-18-2010 |
20110030290 | ENERGY EFFICIENT FENESTRATION PRODUCT WITH SUSPENDED PARTICLE DEVICE - A fenestration product in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes an insulated glass unit with a frame, an SPD film mounted in the frame and a pane of glass mounted in the frame adjacent to the SPD film with a gap formed between the pane of glass and the pane of glass. The gap is preferably filled with Argon gas. | 02-10-2011 |
20110041427 | GLAZING PANEL - An insulating glazing panel including two glass panes held in spaced apart relation by a peripherally extending assembly including a spacer (including profile lengths, corners and at least one connection) and a first sealant. The two glass panes and the assembly define a first, closed interpane space and a second, open interpane space. A second sealant is provided in the second, open interpane space and coats the assembly. The thickness of the second sealant coating the majority of the spacer's outermost points that are not at a corner or connection position is less than or equal to 1 mm; and the thickness of the second sealant adjacent to the glass panes, measured parallel to the glass panes from the spacer's outermost point level at the majority of the positions that are not a corner or a connection, is more than 1 mm. | 02-24-2011 |
20110296771 | MULTI-PANE GLASS UNIT HAVING SEAL WITH ADHESIVE AND HERMETIC COATING LAYER - A vacuum insulated glass unit (VIGU) comprises a first pane of a transparent material and a second pane of a transparent material. The second pane is spaced apart from the first pane to define a cavity therebetween. At least one of a spacer and an array of stand-off members is disposed between the first and second panes to maintain separation therebetween. A first adhesive layer forms at least a portion of a gas-tight connection between the first pane and the second pane. A highly hermetic coating is disposed over the adhesive layer, where the coating is an inorganic layer. | 12-08-2011 |
20120279147 | SOLAR WINDOW APPARATUS AND METHOD - A window includes first and second panes and a frame coupled to the first and second panes to form an air gap there between. The window further includes an electrical generator disposed in the air gap configured to convert electromagnetic radiation to electricity. The window further includes a venting system configured to vent heat from the air gap away from the first pane or the second pane. The window further includes first and second reflective coatings respectively disposed on first surfaces of the panes. The first surfaces face the air gap, and the reflective coatings are configured to reflect infrared radiation into the air gap. The window further includes first and second antireflective coatings respectively disposed on second surfaces of the panes. The second surfaces face away from the air gap, and the antireflective coatings are configured to transmit visible light and infrared radiation into the air gap. | 11-08-2012 |
20130133274 | TRANSPARENT WALL, GREENHOUSE, WINDOW, FACADE, AND ROOF - The invention relates to a transparent wall, comprising at least one transparent wall substrate having a light-guiding structure, wherein the light-guiding structure is imprinted directly or indirectly on the wall substrate. | 05-30-2013 |
20130312341 | ELECTROCHEMICAL GLAZING HAVING ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE OPTICAL AND ENERGY-RELATED PROPERTIES - The invention relates to glazing ( | 11-28-2013 |
20130318892 | INSULATING GLASS UNIT WITH ASYMMETRICAL BETWEEN-PANE SPACES - An insulating glass unit may include at least three panes of transparent material and at least two spacers positioned between different panes of the unit. For example, a first spacer may hold a first pane of transparent material a first separation distance from a second pane of transparent material and a second spacer may hold the second pane of transparent material a second separation distance from a third pane of transparent material. In some examples, the insulating glass unit is configured so that the first separation distance is greater than the second separation distance. In such examples, the insulating glass unit may have a comparatively larger first between-pane space and a comparatively smaller second between-pane space. In some applications, the insulating glass unit may exhibit thermal and sound insulating properties approximately equal to a triple-pane insulating glass unit while having size characteristics approximately equal to a double-pane insulating glass unit. | 12-05-2013 |
20140047783 | WINDOW WITH MODIFIABLE TRANSPARENCY - A window with modifiable transparency, the window including window panes that define at least one cavity in between the panes. The window also including one or more mechanisms for introducing and removing a transparency modifying fluid into and from said one or more cavity. | 02-20-2014 |
20140069034 | SPACER SYSTEM FOR INSTALLING VACUUM INSULATED GLASS (VIG) WINDOW UNIT IN WINDOW FRAME DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THICKER IG WINDOW UNIT - A vacuum insulated glass (VIG) window unit installation configuration and method for installing a VIG window unit in a window frame that was designed to accommodate at least a thicker IG (insulating glass/integrated glass) window unit(s). The VIG window unit may be supported on a first side by a first stop portion of the frame and on a second side by a second stop portion of the frame. A spacer structure is provided along at least one side of the VIG window unit between the VIG window unit and at least one of the first and second stop portions, the spacer structure including at least one hollow area surrounded by a solid portion when viewed cross sectionally. | 03-13-2014 |
20140083026 | INSULATING GLASS UNIT WITH ASYMMETRICAL BETWEEN-PANE SPACES - An insulating glass unit may include at least three panes of transparent material and at least two spacers positioned between different panes of the unit. For example, a first spacer may hold a first pane of transparent material a first separation distance from a second pane of transparent material and a second spacer may hold the second pane of transparent material a second separation distance from a third pane of transparent material. In some examples, the insulating glass unit is configured so that the first separation distance is greater than the second separation distance. In such examples, the insulating glass unit may have a comparatively larger first between-pane space and a comparatively smaller second between-pane space. In some applications, the insulating glass unit may exhibit thermal and sound insulating properties approximately equal to a triple-pane insulating glass unit while having size characteristics approximately equal to a double-pane insulating glass unit. | 03-27-2014 |
20140123578 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPARENT MEDIA - A bio-inspired window can be created by applying one or more heat exchange layers to one or more surfaces of a window of a building, boat, vehicle or any other structure. The heat exchange layer can include an interconnected network or array of channels or microchannels that can be used to flow a fluid over the surface of the window. The fluid can be used to heat or cool the surface of the window panel to control the flow of heat across the window and reduce the heating or cooling energy load of building. The fluid can be heated or cooled using the ambient air in the building. The refractive index of the fluid can be adjusted to change of optical transparency properties of the window. In some embodiments, the window can appear nearly as clear as an ordinary panel of glass. In other embodiments, the window can color, block or scatter the incoming light. | 05-08-2014 |
20140130428 | INSULATED GLAZING PANEL COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL SPACE CONTAINING A LAYER OF AN INSULATING GAS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH A GLAZING PANEL - The invention relates to a glazing panel ( | 05-15-2014 |
20140290156 | NARROW PROFILE MULTI-PANE WINDOW ASSEMBLY - An insulated glass unit includes a first outer glass pane having a first thickness and a second outer glass pane having a second thickness. One or more inner glass panes can include one or more glass ribbons that are interposed between the outer glass panes. At least one of the inner glass panes can have a thickness that is less than the first and second thicknesses. An edge assembly is coupled between the outer glass panes. The edge assembly can be configured to receive an edge portion of the one or more inner glass panes, such as to retain the one or more inner glass panes at respective positions that are spaced apart from, and generally parallel to, the first and second outer glass panes. In an example, side edges of the one or more inner glass panes are recessed from corresponding side edges of the outer glass panes. | 10-02-2014 |
052172000 | Hygroscopic material; e.g., internal drier | 11 |
20100064604 | GLASS PANE ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The invention relates to a glass pane arrangement comprising:
| 03-18-2010 |
20120017524 | SYSTEM FOR PRESSURE EQUALIZING AND DRYING SEALED TRANSLUCENT GLASS GLAZING UNITS - Disclosed is a sealed translucent glass glazing unit and a method of drying a sealed translucent glass glazing unit. The unit comprises two lites of translucent glass spaced apart from one another to define a gap; an absorptive filler in the gap; a spacer around the perimeter of the unit to seal the unit and maintain the gap; and a vent tube mounted within the spacer with one end open to the filler and one end open to the exterior. The method comprise subjecting the filler to exterior temperature cycling such that the filler absorbs moisture from the air as it cools and release moisture to the air as it warms, such that air flows through the tube from the gap to the exterior when heated and air flows through the tube from the exterior to the gap when cooled, the tube being sized to maintain controlled airflow according to a predetermined time constant; whereby the unit is dried. Also disclosed is a method of making a sealed glass glazing unit. | 01-26-2012 |
20120324806 | High R-Value, Removable and Transparent Window Insulation Panels - The structures and preparations of high R-value, low-cost, light-weight, durable, removable, and transparent window insulation panels are disclosed. The panels are made of spaced and parallel double or multiple layers of transparent plastic sheets, air-tightly mounted on to a frame of plastic, wood, aluminum or other materials. The frame of the panels has seals on the sides for air-tight fitting into the interior structure of the windows, and has different shapes, colors and styles, if necessary, to match the design of the windows. The panels can also be designed to fit into the interior structure of glass doors to provide supplementary insulations. The panels can increase the R-value of double pane windows or glass doors from current about 3 to up to 8 or more, dramatically reducing energy losses. | 12-27-2012 |
20130212957 | SPACER PROFILE AND INSULATING PANE UNIT HAVING SUCH A SPACER PROFILE - A spacer profile for a spacer frame of an insulating pane unit includes a hollow profile body made of plastic with a chamber defined therein. The hollow profile body extends in a longitudinal direction and includes an inner wall, an outer wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, which are connected to the inner and outer walls to form the chamber. First and second reinforcing layers made of a metallic material respectively extend on the first and second side walls and partially on the outer wall so as to be spaced apart by a first distance. A diffusion barrier layer is formed directly on the outer wall between the first and second reinforcing layers and is connected thereto in a diffusion-proof manner in order to form a heat-insulating diffusion barrier. An insulating pane unit includes at least two panes with such a spacer frame disposed therebetween. | 08-22-2013 |
20140208669 | Panelized Shadow Box - In a method of supplying an element for covering a non-vision area in a curtain wall on an architectural structure, a plurality of shadow boxes is prefabricated at a location remote from both a unitized curtain wall assembly shop and the architectural structure. The shadow boxes are prefabricated by sealing an interior spacer between a vision glass panel and a back structure. The back structure includes an insulating material surrounded by a rigid envelope. The vision glass panel, the back structure and the interior spacer define a hermetically sealed void therein. A structural seal is applied about the interior spacer and is affixed to the peripheral edge of the vision glass, the interior spacer and the back structure. The plurality of shadow boxes is then delivered to a selected one of the unitized curtain wall assembly shop and the architectural site. | 07-31-2014 |
20140345211 | SYSTEM FOR PRESSURE EQUALIZING AND DRYING SEALED TRANSLUCENT GLASS GLAZING UNITS - A sealed translucent glass glazing unit includes two lites of spaced translucent glass to define a gap which contains an absorptive filler. A spacer around the perimeter of the unit seals the unit and maintains the gap. A vent tube is mounted within the spacer with one end open to the filler and one end open to the exterior. | 11-27-2014 |
20150107167 | SPACER FOR INSULATING GLASS PANES - A spacer for insulating glass panes has a profile body having a cross section having first and second side walls, an inner wall and an outer wall, forming a closed hollow profile, wherein first and second filamentary reinforcing elements are arranged in the inner wall, the first primary reinforcing element being arranged in a first portion of the cross section in which the inner wall adjoins the first side wall, and the second reinforcing element being arranged in a second portion of the cross section in which the inner wall adjoins the second side wall, the first and second primary reinforcing elements being arranged, as regards their cross sectional surfaces, at most approximately 50% in the first and/or in the second side wall, and such that spacing between the centroids of the cross sectional surfaces of these reinforcing elements is approximately 40% or more of spacing between the side walls. | 04-23-2015 |
20150322708 | INSULATING GLAZING HAVING A PRESSURE-EQUALIZING ELEMENT - An insulating glazing is described, including a first pane, a second pane, and a circumferential spacer between the first and second panes. The spacer includes a hollow main body, two parallel pane contact walls, an outer wall, a glazing interior wall and a bore opening through the outer wall. The glazing further includes a hollow pressure-equalizing body, having a surrounding outer wall and a gas-permeable and vapor-diffusion-tight membrane fastened inside the outer wall. The pressure-equalizing body and a sealing compound are arranged in an outer pane intermediate space between the first pane and the second pane. The pressure-equalizing body is connected to the spacer through the bore opening, wherein a sealing material is arranged between the bore opening and the outer wall of the pressure-equalizing body. The hollow main body of the spacer contains a desiccant and at least one partition wall. | 11-12-2015 |
20160168902 | PRESSURE COMPENSATED GLASS UNIT | 06-16-2016 |
20160194914 | TRIPLE PANE WINDOW SPACER, WINDOW ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | 07-07-2016 |
20160201381 | SPACER FOR INSULATING GLAZING UNITS | 07-14-2016 |