Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
156109000 | Multipane glazing unit making (e.g., air-spaced panes) | 34 |
20090151854 | Localized heating of edge seals for a vacuum insulating glass unit, and/or unitized oven for accomplishing the same - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to edge sealing techniques for vacuum insulating glass (VIG) units. More particularly, certain example embodiments relate to techniques for providing localized heating to edge seals of units, and/or unitized ovens for accomplishing the same. In certain example embodiments, a unit is pre-heated to one or more intermediate temperatures, localized heating (e.g., from one or more substantially linear focused IR heat sources) is provided proximate to the peripheral edges of the unit so as to melt frits placed thereon, and cooled. In certain non-limiting implementations, the pre-heating and/or cooling may be provided in one or more steps. An oven for accomplishing the same may include multiple zones for performing the above-noted steps, each zone optionally including one or more chambers. Accordingly, in certain example embodiments, a temperature gradient proximate to the edges of the unit is created, thereby reducing the chances of breakage and/or at least some de-tempering of the substrates. | 06-18-2009 |
20090151855 | Localized heating via an infrared heat source array of edge seals for a vacuum insulating glass unit, and/or unitized oven with infrared heat source array for accomplishing the same - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to edge sealing techniques for vacuum insulating glass (VIG) units. More particularly, certain example embodiments relate to techniques for providing localized heating to edge seals of units, and/or unitized ovens for accomplishing the same. In certain example embodiments, a unit is pre-heated to one or more intermediate temperatures, localized heating via at least one substantially two-dimensional array of heat sources is provided proximate to the peripheral edges of the unit so as to melt frits placed thereon, and cooled. In certain non-limiting implementations, the pre-heating and/or cooling may be provided in one or more steps. An oven for accomplishing the same may include multiple zones for performing the above-noted steps, each zone optionally including one or more chambers. Accordingly, in certain example embodiments, a temperature gradient proximate to the edges of the unit is created, thereby reducing the chances of breakage and/or at least some de-tempering of the substrates. | 06-18-2009 |
20090272483 | METHODS OF MAKING AN INSULATED, IMPACT RESISTANT GLASS PRODUCT - A method of making an insulated, impact resistant glass product from first and second sheets of glass. The first sheet of glass includes a major surface with a perimeter surface portion surrounding a central surface portion. The method comprises applying a raised barrier to the perimeter surface portion to produce a dam of a predetermined height surrounding the central surface portion. A curable fluid material is dispensed over the central surface portion and the curable fluid material spreads outward from the central surface portion to the raised barrier. The second sheet of glass is attached to the raised barrier leaving a gap between a major surface of the second sheet of glass and the cured fluid material. | 11-05-2009 |
20090301637 | SPACER ASSEMBLY FOR INSULATING GLAZING UNIT AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN INSULATING GLAZING UNIT - The glazing unit of the present invention is hermetically sealed with a primary sealant and then sealed with a secondary sealant that may provide structural support to the glazing unit. The primary sealant is applied hot to both the spacer and glazing sheets simultaneously and is applied after the spacer is initially attached to the glazing sheets so that the sealant is not disturbed after it is applied. The sealants are preferably applied with robotic sealing nozzles on an assembly line. In one embodiment, the sealants are consecutively applied by first and second application nozzles that move in concert around the perimeter of the glazing unit. | 12-10-2009 |
20120073727 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HERMETICALLY SEALED CONTAINER FOR HOLDING THEREIN ATMOSPHERE OF REDUCED PRESSURE - The present invention provides a hermetically sealed container offering a strength and airtightness which are reliable over time. A joining member having a viscosity of negative temperature coefficient, having a softening temperature lower than those of a pair of glass substrates and a frame member, and extending into a frame shape is arranged between one of the pair of glass substrates and the frame member so that the joining member contacts both the one of the pair of glass substrates and the frame member. Then, the joining member is heated and thermally melted while being pressed so that the center G of an incoming heat flux distribution in the width direction of the joining member is positioned at an inner space E rather than the center of the joining member in the width direction thereof. | 03-29-2012 |
20120132345 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN INSULATING GLAZING UNIT - A method of applying a spacer to a glass sheet while forming an insulating glazing unit includes the step of integrating the application of the sealant to the spacer body with the automated manufacturing process. The sealant is applied to the spacer body on line so that the sealant-laden spacer body may be applied to the glass without manually handling the sealant. | 05-31-2012 |
20120138212 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR MOLDING GLAZING GASKET ONTO MULTILAYER GLASS PANEL - A molding material | 06-07-2012 |
20120180936 | Method for Producing an Insulating Glass Pane - The invention relates to a method for producing an insulating glass pane comprising a plastic spacer, wherein two glass panels ( | 07-19-2012 |
20120205032 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF AIRTIGHT CONTAINER AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An airtight container manufacturing method comprises: a step of obtaining an assembled body comprising a pair of glass substrates which is arranged facing each other, and a plurality of frame-like bonding materials each of which is arranged between the pair of the glass substrates; and a step of, by irradiating local heating light to at least a part of the boding materials, melting at least the part of the bonding materials. The melting step includes first step of irradiating the local heating light to the part of the bonding materials so that at least one not-irradiated bonding material is present inside one closed region supposed by linearly linking the irradiated bonding materials, and second step of irradiating the local heating light to the not-irradiated bonding material present inside the one closed region. | 08-16-2012 |
20120205033 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A WINDOW SASH HAVING AN INTEGRATED INSULATING GLASS PANE - A method for assembling a window sash having an integrated insulating glass pane. The window sash has a frame formed from plastic hollow profile sections. The frame has an inner face, an outer face facing away from the inner face, and two flanks that connect the inner face and the outer face to each other. On the inner face thereof, the frame has two webs parallel to each other, which constitute an all-round delimitation of the window opening of the window sash and are adhesively secured to two glass panes which are held spaced apart by means of the two webs. | 08-16-2012 |
20120222797 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME, AND BONDING APPARATUS USED TO FABRICATE THE SAME - A method of forming a stereoscopic liquid crystal display comprises providing an LCD panel, the LCD panel having a display area and a non-display area; disposing a lenticular plate on the LCD panel wherein a space is defined between a surface of the LCD panel and a surface of the lenticular plate; forming a seal between the surface of the LCD panel and the surface of the lenticular plate, the seal formed around the perimeter of the display area; forming a hole in the lenticular plate, the hole providing an air conduit that communicates with the space between the surface of the LCD panel and the surface of the lenticular plate; evacuating air from between the space; and filling the hole with a finishing material to maintain the vacuum between the lenticular plate and the LCD panel. | 09-06-2012 |
20120234466 | INSULATING GLASS PRODUCTION METHOD AND UNIT - Insulating glass is produced by forming an assembly having at least two facing glass sheets and at least one inner spacer frame separating the glass sheets, and by depositing a bead of sealant on an outer peripheral edge of the assembly; the sealant being deposited by keeping the assembly stationary in a vertical position, and moving a dispenser head along an endless path about the assembly; the dispenser head being moved about the assembly by resting at least one glass sheet on underlying movable supporting members, detaching the supporting members successively from the assembly to let the dispenser head through, and moving the supporting members back onto the assembly once the dispenser head has passed. | 09-20-2012 |
20120261056 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLY OF INSULATION GLASS BLANKS - To implement assembly of insulation glass blanks ( | 10-18-2012 |
20120285605 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A GAS-FILLED TRIPLE GLAZING - A method of manufacturing a gas-filled triple glazing, including: a pre-assembly during which three sheets of glass are positioned beside one another, at least one of the sheets of glass including a spacer, each sheet of glass being positioned inclined by an angle between 0° and 10° with respect to an adjacent sheet of glass, to form two cavities, each of the cavities being between two adjacent sheets of glass; filling the two cavities by injecting gas into the two cavities at a same time using nozzles; pressing the sheets of glass against one another to seal the triple glazing. The method allows triple glazing to be manufactured quickly. | 11-15-2012 |
20130292038 | Method for Vacuum Acquisition during Manufacturing of Vacuum Glass Component - Disclosed is a method for vacuum acquisition during the manufacturing of a vacuum glass component, which specifically comprises the following steps: glass sheets ( | 11-07-2013 |
20130306222 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING VACUUM INSULATED GLASS (VIG) WINDOW UNIT INCLUDING PUMP-OUT TUBE - A method for making a vacuum insulated glass window assembly is provided in which an amount of wet frit material is applied to a lower portion of a pump-out tube prior to insertion of the tube into a hole formed in a glass substrate of the VIG window assembly. The tube is then inserted into the hole, frit paste end first. An amount of frit may overflow the hole and form a bump/shoulder of frit material proximate the area of the hole on an outer surface of the glass substrate. Applying the fit to the tube prior to insertion and at a lower portion thereof reduces the amount of and/or avoids residual frit being deposited in an area of the tube that might significantly interfere with subsequent sealing processes, such as, for example, laser sealing of the pump-out tube. | 11-21-2013 |
20130319598 | ASYMMETRICAL INSULATING GLASS UNIT AND SPACER SYSTEM - An insulating glass unit may include a spacer positioned between opposing panes of material to define a between-pane space. The spacer may seal the between-pane space from gas exchange with a surrounding environment and hold the opposing panes in a spaced-apart relationship. In some examples, the spacer includes a primary sealant layer, a secondary sealant layer, and a gas diffusion barrier layer positioned between the primary sealant layer and the secondary sealant layer. The gas diffusion barrier layer may define a first side and a second side opposite the first side. Depending on the application, the first side of the gas diffusion barrier layer may be positioned in contact with the primary sealant layer while the second side of the gas diffusion barrier layer is positioned in contact with the secondary sealant layer. | 12-05-2013 |
20140034218 | METHOD OF MAKING VACUUM INSULATED GLASS (VIG) WINDOW UNIT INCLUDING ACTIVATING GETTER - Methods of making vacuum insulated glass (VIG) window units are provided, including activating getters in a process of making VIG window units. In certain example embodiments, at least one getter is activated during and/or at the end of a pump-out/evacuation process in which the cavity between the substrates is evacuated. In certain example embodiments, the getter(s) may be activated (e.g., by at least a laser beam that is directed through a pump-out tube) during and/or at the end of the evacuation process in which the cavity between the substrates is evacuated to a low pressure that is below atmospheric pressure. | 02-06-2014 |
20140102622 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEALING INSULATING GLASS BLANKS - A hot melt adhesive is introduced as a filling mass from the filling nozzle ( | 04-17-2014 |
20140110039 | PVB FILM WITH HIGH UV PROTECTION AND LOW YELLOWNESS INDEX FOR LAMINATED SAFETY GLAZINGS - The invention relates to a plasticizer-containing polyvinyl acetal film which has a transmission of less than 20% and a yellowness index db of less than 3 at 400 nm, containing at least one UV absorber of formula | 04-24-2014 |
20140182774 | 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. | 07-03-2014 |
20140261975 | Microwave Sealing Of Inorganic Substrates Using Low Melting Glass Systems - A frit-based hermetic sealing system for sealing glass plates to one another, or sealing glass to ceramics is disclosed. Seal materials, the methods to apply these seal materials, and the seal designs for selective and controlled absorption of microwave energy to heat and seal the system are presented. The hermetic seals are useful in various applications such as (a) encapsulating solar cells based on silicon, organic systems, and thin film, (b) encapsulating other electronic devices such as organic LEDs, (c) producing Vacuum Insulated Glass windows, and (d) architectural windows and automotive glass. | 09-18-2014 |
20140299256 | Induction Sealing of Inorganic Substrates - A method of sealing at least two inorganic substrates together using an induction energy source comprising applying to at least one of the substrates a paste composition including a glass frit, and an induction coupling additive, bringing at least a second substrate into contact with the paste composition, and subjecting the substrates and paste to induction heating, thereby forming a hermetic seal between the two inorganic substrates. | 10-09-2014 |
20140326393 | VANADIUM-BASED FRIT MATERIALS, AND/OR METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Certain example embodiments relate to improved seals for glass articles. Certain example embodiments relate to a composition used for sealing an insulted glass unit. In certain example embodiments the composition includes vanadium oxide, barium oxide, zinc oxide, and at least one additional additive. For instance, another additive that is a different metal oxide or different metal chloride may be provided. In certain example embodiments, a vacuum insulated glass unit includes first and second glass substrates that are sealed together with a seal that includes the above-described composition. | 11-06-2014 |
20140345781 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A GAS-FILLED MULTIPLE GLAZING UNIT - A process for manufacturing a gas-filled multiple glazing unit including at least two glass sheets, the process including a preassembly step in which each glass sheet is positioned inclined at an angle strictly greater than 0° and less than or equal to 10° to the adjacent glass sheet, so as to form at least one cavity, each cavity being completely closed on one of its sides; a step of partially blocking at least one of the sides of each cavity; a step of filling each cavity with gas via an injection side of the cavity; and a step of pressing the glass sheets. One or more cavities of a multiple glazing unit can be filled while reducing the amount of gas used and the filling times. | 11-27-2014 |
20140345782 | STRUCTURAL GLAZING SPACER - A method of preparing a window module includes providing a metal frame having a first major surface, applying a structural glazing tape to the first major surface of the metal frame, and positioning a glass panel overtop the structural glazing tape. The structural glazing tape includes a polymer foam tape having first and second major surfaces, an adhesive layer overlying the first major surface for bonding the structural glazing tape to the structural frame, and a release layer overlying the second major surface. The method further includes filling a channel defined by the glass panel, the metal frame, and the structural glazing tape with a curable sealant, and curing the sealant to bond the glass panel and the metal frame together. | 11-27-2014 |
20140360652 | Method for the Production of Fire Resistant Glazings - Fire resistant glazings having improved properties comprising a silicate based interlayer which contains from 35% to 43% by weight of water may be produced using a cast in place process. The amount of water in the interlayer is reduced by concentrating the silicate solution or by introducing silica in the form of a silica sol. Preferably a mixture of an aqueous sol and an organosol is used. Polyhydroxy compounds and saccharides may be incorporated into the interlayer to improve the properties thereof and to reduce the water content. The silicate based formulations are pourable and can be used in a cast in place production process and subsequently cured to form an optically clear interlayer. | 12-11-2014 |
20150034231 | SEALING AND DE-STACKING - When being sealed, insulating glass blanks ( | 02-05-2015 |
20150068665 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF MULTIPLE PANES - The objective is to propose a production method of multiple panes which can be simple and nevertheless produce a multiple pane in its finished state which does not include any undesired protrusion from an external surface of a glass panel. The production method includes: hermetically bonding, with a sealing member, peripheries of paired glass panels disposed facing each other at a predetermined distance to form a space to be hermetically enclosed between the glass panels; evacuating air from the space through an outlet to make the space be in a reduced pressure state; subsequently dividing the space by a region forming member disposed inside the space to form a partial region which do not include the outlet; and subsequently cutting out the partial regions by cutting the pair of glass panels. | 03-12-2015 |
20150068666 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF MULTIPLE PANES - The objective is to propose a production method of multiple panes which can be simple and nevertheless produce a multiple pane in its finished state which does not include any undesired protrusion from an external surface of a glass panel. The production method includes: hermetically bonding, with a sealing member, peripheries of paired glass panels disposed facing each other at a predetermined distance to form a space to be hermetically enclosed between the glass panels; evacuating air from the space through an outlet to make the space be in a reduced pressure state; and dividing, after the space is made be in the reduced pressure state, the space by a region forming member into an outlet region including the outlet and a reduced pressure region other than the outlet region. | 03-12-2015 |
20150322709 | COATED ARTICLE WITH IR REFLECTING LAYER(S) AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A coated article is provided with at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer. The IR reflecting layer may be of silver or the like. In certain example embodiments, a titanium oxide layer is provided over the IR reflecting layer, and it has been found that this surprisingly results in an IR reflecting layer with a lower specific resistivity (SR) thereby permitting thermal properties of the coated article to be improved. | 11-12-2015 |
20160060950 | Method and Device for Filling an Edge Joint of an Insulating Glass Element With a Sealing Compound - A stand of sealing compound is expelled from a nozzle into an edge joint of an insulating glass element to form around it a contiguous sealing compound bead. The sealing compound bead is formed discontinuously from several segments. At least one first segment is formed by the relative movement in a first circumferential direction of the insulating glass element, and at least one second segment is formed by the relative movement in a second, opposite circumferential direction. Each connection of segments of the sealing compound bead which is situated on a longitudinal side section of the circumference of the insulating glass element is formed such that the strand of the sealing compound is applied in the region of the end of a sealing compound bead already situated in the edge joint and is formed by the relative movement away from the end. | 03-03-2016 |
20160193818 | METHOD OF MAKING VACUUM INSULATED GLASS (VIG) WINDOW UNIT INCLUDING ACTIVATING GETTER | 07-07-2016 |
20180022639 | VANADIUM-BASED FRIT MATERIALS, AND/OR METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | 01-25-2018 |