Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
052786100 | Parallel, transparent panes (e.g., double glass window panel, etc.) | 26 |
20080236096 | Method for Providing an Oblong Shaped Piece and for Inserting Said Shaped Piece Into a Hollow Section Bar From Which a Spacer for Insulated Glass Panes is Formed - The invention relates to a method for providing a moulded body ( | 10-02-2008 |
20080256896 | Glazing with a Stepped Pane Element Cemented to a Frame - A window or door glazing has a stepped pane element ( | 10-23-2008 |
20090000247 | Glass Wall - Glass wall ( | 01-01-2009 |
20090241466 | Sealed Glass Unit and Method for Upgrading an Existing Curtain Wall - A sealed glass unit is prefabricated for installation on an existing curtain wall frame having framing members defining channels of suitable width to receive a glass unit of N glass panes. The unit comprises N+1 glass panes arranged with adjacent panes in spaced apart, sealed and parallel relationships with one another. The panes include an outer glass pane of a first size and at least one smaller glass pane, the smaller glass pane being positioned inward from a peripheral edge of the outer glass plane. The unit is installed on the existing curtain wall to position outside edges of N out of the N+1 glass panes of the sealed unit, including the outer glass pane, into the channels of the corresponding framing members and position each remaining pane at a position further inward relative to an interior space of the building. | 10-01-2009 |
20100000181 | Impact resistant multipane window - Briefly, therefore the present invention is directed to a novel method of making a double glazed impact resistant window. The method includes forming a window sash that delineates a mounting space for mounting a first pane and a second pane opposite and parallel to and spaced apart from each other and adhering or coating at least two layers of a durable transparent polymer film to a surface of the first pane such that the at least two layers are not adhered or coated in directions that are parallel to one another. The method further includes conforming the pane to the size and shape of the mounting space, mounting the first pane in the mounting space with the non-film covered surface of the pane directly adjacent the sash, conforming the second pane to the size and shape of the mounting space, wherein the second pane is free of the durable transparent polymer film, and mounting the second pane in the mounting space. | 01-07-2010 |
20100011702 | OPAQUE FIBER REINFORCEMENT OF COMPOSITES - A composite material includes a polymeric matrix, at least one transparent region including a plurality of optically clear elements provided in the polymeric matrix and at least one opaque region including a plurality of opaque reinforcing elements provided in the polymeric matrix generally adjacent to the at least one transparent region. A structural window and a method for reinforcing a composite material are also disclosed. | 01-21-2010 |
20100011703 | INSULATING GLASS UNIT - The invention relates to an insulating glass unit composed of at least two outer panes and of an edge connector which comprises a spacer profile. With the aim of reducing a relative displacement between the two outer panes under loading, it is proposed according to the invention that the spacer profile has two opposed contact faces which are connected in a shear-resistant manner to the outer panes via an adhesive layer, wherein the spacer profile additionally has at least one articulated region which is designed in such a way that the two contact faces can be rotated at least partially in order thereby to reduce stresses in the adhesive layer. | 01-21-2010 |
20160108659 | EDGE SEAL ASSEMBLIES FOR HERMETIC INSULATING GLASS UNITS AND VACUUM INSULATING GLASS UNITS - A method of manufacturing VIGUs and IGUs comprises providing a first lite; providing a second lite spaced apart from the first lite to form a cavity therebetween; and encircling the lites with a one piece band. Spacers of a metal solder alloy or other reflowable material are inserted between the band and the perimeter edges of the lites. The assembly is heated in an evacuated environment, causing the spacers to melt and hermetically bond to the lites, but not until the cavity has been substantially evacuated. | 04-21-2016 |
052786110 | Intermediate non-glass sheet-like component | 3 |
20080302059 | Filling Fenestration Units - A method for fabricating an insulated system such as, for instance, an insulated window unit, includes introducing an insulating material between adjacent walls and stabilizing the system. Particulate insulators preferably are introduced in the system by filling an expanded internal volume. Stabilization of the system can be carried out by reducing the pressure within the internal volume. A stabilized insulated system is fabricated by introducing an insulating material between adjacent walls and stabilizing the system. Also disclosed are processes and equipment for filling insulated systems, such as fenestration units, and insulated systems comprising mixed insulating materials. | 12-11-2008 |
20090193756 | REMOVABLE WINDOW INSULATOR - A window insulator is provided. The window insulator may comprise a plurality of layers, with each layer performing a desired function. A thermal insulation layer may be provided. A reflective layer may be provided and coupled to the thermal insulation layer. The window insulator may also include a surface coupling layer. The surface coupling layer may be coupled to at least one of the reflective layer or the thermal insulation layer. | 08-06-2009 |
20110296795 | Window System and Light Guiding Film Therein - The present invention relates to a light guiding film including a film base and at least one microstructure. The microstructure is disposed on a side of the film base, and comprises a first surface and a second surface. A first inclination angle is between the first surface and a reference plane, the reference plane is perpendicular with the film base, and a second inclination angle is between the second surface and the reference plane. The total energy of the output light beams with the output angles from 85 to 120 degrees is more than 40% of the total energy of the output light beams with the output angles from 0 to 180 degrees. Therefore, the light guiding film can guide the incident light beams into a room near horizontally and avoid glare. | 12-08-2011 |
052786130 | Internal spacer | 15 |
20080271413 | Compresent insulation arrangement for building openings - A window frame insulation assembly and sealing arrangement, comprising an elongated, extruded block of foam material having a first or inner side and a second or outer side. A unitary air fin is co-extruded therewith. The air fin comprises an elongated flange of flexible foam material. The air fin and the elongated block define an elongated receiving-channel that is filled with a foam compression rod there between creating a seal for blocking air and moisture from a building in which said window frame assembly has been placed. | 11-06-2008 |
20080295451 | Blank for Spacer for Insulating Window Unit, Spacer for Insulating Window Unit, Insulating Window Unit and Method For Manufacturing a Spacer - A blank for a spacer for an insulating window unit preferably includes a core made of a metal sheet, e.g., stainless steel, and a coating made of a synthetic material, e.g., polypropylene. The coating preferably has a thickness in the range of 0.02 to 0.2 mm and the core preferably has a thickness in the range of 0.05 to 2 mm, more preferably between 0.1 to 0.3 mm. Further, the insulating window unit preferably includes at least two glass windows, which extend in parallel and are spaced a first distance from each other. The first distance preferably is maintained by the above-mentioned spacer, which spacer is adhered to the glass windows using an adhesive or a sealing compound. | 12-04-2008 |
20090019815 | Spacer Profile for Insulated Glazing Unit - In order to provide a spacer profile for an insulated glazing unit, which profile has a cross-section based on a rectangular shape, is provided with two parallel spaced side walls which, when said insulated glazing unit is assembled, will be placed against the panes of glass to be kept apart from each other, and is further provided with first and second transverse walls which extend between said side walls and of which the first will be adjacent to the edge of the glazing unit and the second will face the space between the panes, with the intention of enabling simple handling of said profile when assembling the spacer frame whilst maintaining a high absorptive capacity for water vapor, it is proposed that said spacer profile comprises a binder matrix and, embedded therein, a particulate adsorbent material for water vapor, and that the binder matrix is permeable to water vapor. | 01-22-2009 |
20090107085 | SPACER BAR CONNECTOR - An integrally molded window spacer bar connector for joining opposed spacer bar end passages in the form of a hollow tube with a longitudinal axis of symmetry and a transverse axis of symmetry includes inclined leading edge ramps, a medial rib to control the insertion of the connector into spacer bars, and external channels to receive a sealant material for sealing the connector to the spacer bar at the seam of the joint of the spacer bar. | 04-30-2009 |
20090120035 | SEALED UNIT AND SPACER - A sealed unit includes at least two sheets of transparent or translucent material separated from each other by a spacer. One example of a spacer for a sealed unit includes a first elongate strip, a second elongate strip, and filler arranged therebetween. The first and second elongate strips have a small undulating shape in some embodiments. Methods of making spacers and window assemblies as well as devices for use in the manufacture of spacers and assemblies are disclosed including a manufacturing jig and a spool storage rack. The spool storage rack stores a plurality of spools configured to store spacer materials thereon. | 05-14-2009 |
20090120036 | BOX SPACER WITH SIDEWALLS - In general terms, this disclosure is directed to a window assembly and a window spacer. In one possible configuration and by non-limiting example, the window assembly includes a first sheet, a second sheet, and a spacer arranged between the first sheet and the second sheet. The spacer includes a first elongate strip, a second elongate strip, and continuous sidewalls or a plurality of sidewalls. In some embodiments the sidewalls include a first portion having a first fastening mechanism and a second portion have a second fastening mechanism. The first fastening mechanism is arranged and configured to securely engage with the second fastening mechanism to connect the first portion with the second portion. | 05-14-2009 |
20110072758 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING INSULATED TRANSLUCENT PANEL ASSEMBLIES - A method of making an insulating translucent panel assembly such as a window or door lite is provided. In the method, a spacer between two translucent panels of glass or plastic includes a thermo-responsive sealing material. When heat and compression are applied to the spacer, the thermo-responsive sealing material softens and fully seals the spacer to the two translucent panels. A spacer designed to be used in this method is also provided. | 03-31-2011 |
20110107722 | Spacer tube for an insulated glazing, as well as device and method for production of the spacer tube, and insulated glazing having a spacer frame composed of such spacer tubes - The present invention relates to a spacer tube ( | 05-12-2011 |
20110296796 | Spacer for Insulating Glass Panes - A method for the production of a frame-shaped spacer for insulating glass panes which includes individual glass plates spaced by adhering the spacer to them, including the steps of selecting a metallic hollow profile bar, which includes an outer wall, an inner wall opposite the outer wall and two flanks which are parallel to one another, the inner wall and the outer wall being narrower than the hollow profile bar, and forming the spacer from the hollow profile bar, so that their flanks face the glass plates. | 12-08-2011 |
20120247063 | LIGHT-WEIGHT STRENGTHENED, LOW-EMITTANCE VACUUM INSULATED GLASS (VIG) WINDOWS - Vacuum-insulated glass windows include two or more glass panes, and glass-bump spacers formed in a surface of one of the panes. The glass-bump spacers consist of the glass material from the body portion of the glass pane. At least one of the glass panes comprises chemically-strengthened glass. Methods of forming VIG windows include forming the glass-bump spacers by irradiating a glass pane with a focused beam from a laser. Heating effects in the glass cause the glass to locally expand, thereby forming a glass-bump spacer. In embodiments where the glass-bump spacers are formed in a chemically-strengthened glass pane, the glass-bump spacers may be formed before or after the chemical strengthening. A second glass pane is brought into contact with the glass-bump spacers, and the edges sealed. The resulting sealed interior region is evacuated to a pressure of less than one atmosphere. | 10-04-2012 |
20120279170 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN INSULATING GLAZING UNIT AND COMPLIANT SEAL FOR AN INSULATING GLAZING UNIT - A Vacuum Insulating Glazing Unit (VIGU) comprises two or more glass lites (panes) spaced apart from one another and hermetically bonded to an edge seal assembly therebetween. The resulting cavity between the lites is evacuated to create at least one insulating vacuum cavity within which are disposed a plurality of stand-off members to maintain separation between the lites. The edge seal assembly is preferably compliant in the longitudinal (i.e., edgewise) direction to allow longitudinal relative motion between the two lites (e.g., from thermal expansion). The longitudinal compliance may be obtained by imprinting a three-dimensional pattern into the edge seal material. The edge seal assembly is preferably bonded to the lites with a first bond portion that is hermetic and a second bond portion that is load-resistant. Methods for producing VIGUs and/or compliant edge seal assemblies and VIGU and edge seal apparatus are disclosed. | 11-08-2012 |
20120304591 | Spacer systems for insulated glass (IG) units, and/or methods of making the same - Certain example embodiments relate to improved spacers for insulated glass units. Certain example embodiments relate to corrugated spacers that extend around a periphery of an IG unit. In certain example embodiments, the spacer includes at least one structured concave cavity. When positioned in conjunction with a substrate, the cavity may be filled with a sealant. In certain example embodiments, the sealant may be a thermoplastic sealant. In certain example embodiments, another cavity may be provided that may accept a structural sealant. In certain example embodiments, the thickness of the corrugated faces of a spacer may be less than the thickness of the shoulders of spacer. | 12-06-2012 |
20130074445 | VACUUM INSULATING GLASS (VIG) UNIT PUMP-OUT TUBE PROTECTING TECHNIQUES, AND/OR VIG UNITS INCORPORATING THE SAME - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to techniques for protecting the pump-out tubes of vacuum insulating glass (VIG) units. More particularly, certain example embodiments relate to techniques for protecting a pump-out tube of a VIG unit by providing a cap around the tube, with the cap and the tube being mechanically separated from one another. In certain example embodiments, the cap and an outer surface of the substrate in which the pump-out tube is located are connected to one another via an adhesive (e.g., a double-sided tape or other adhesive). The mechanical separation or isolation as between the cap and the tube may help protect the potentially fragile glass pump-out tube, in that forces imparted to the cap preferably would be buffered from and generally not transferred to the tube. | 03-28-2013 |
20130305656 | SPACER, CONNECTOR AND INSULATING GLAZING UNIT - A spacer for an insulating glazing unit, the spacer including a longitudinal body including two longitudinal sides and two membranes or membrane parts, each membrane or membrane part configured to be secured to a glass sheet of the insulating glazing unit, and each membrane or membrane part configured to be articulated to the body about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body between a position in which the membrane or membrane part lies against a longitudinal side of the body and a position in which the membrane or membrane part is at least partially moved apart from the longitudinal side of the body. The spacer allows the size of the insulating glazing unit not to be restricted while ensuring a bead for example of butyl of the insulating glazing unit can withstand high climatic loads without being damaged. | 11-21-2013 |
20160138324 | VACUUM WINDOWS WITH RETICULATED SPACER - A vacuum window unit including two spaced apart and substantially parallel sheets of glass, a spacer having a plurality of walls perpendicular to the sheets of glass, the spacer defining a reticulated or a honeycomb or a cellular structure, and a vacuum, a partial vacuum, or a substantially reduced gas pressure as compared to a normal atmospheric pressure between the sheets of glass and within the cells of the spacer. The spacer is positioned between the two sheets of glass to maintain spacing between the two sheets of glass. | 05-19-2016 |