| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 052306000 | VISIBLE TRANSLUCENT BLOCK OR EMBEDDED COMPONENT | 19 |
| 20080302039 | Decorative Effect for Glass Bodies - Glass bodies are decoratively affected by having coatings of dichroic materials applied to an uneven surface. The dichroic materials transmit or reflect different colors of light in patterns that are determined by the unevenness of the coated surface and an angle of view of an observer. Both the color patterns and the colors forming the patterns change with different viewing angles of the coated surface. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090007510 | Internally colored block and process - Internally colored glass and glass-like blocks ( | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090100773 | Translucent Panel - A translucent panel ( | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090183454 | Brick or Block-Shaped Building Element and the Assembly Thereof - A building element (E) is used for building walls, partitions, plates or closing devices such as blinds and doors, in particular for buildings and includes at least one volume ( | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100139191 | COLD SEAL GLASS BLOCK AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT PANEL - Glass blocks and glass block panel assemblies with improved thermal and solar heat gain resistance are described. The blocks are comprised of two symmetric glass elements, one that would face the exterior of a building and another that would face the interior of a building, separated by a second material that acts as a thermal break between the inside and outside of a building. The thermal break may optionally encircle one or more pieces of material that become enclosed in the block for performance or aesthetic purposes. Additional adhesives and sealants may be used as needed to insure structural and functional reliability of the block. For application into building structures, wall and window installation methods are also described including spacers that help ensure quality block alignment. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100287866 | Glass element for forming glass brick walls, and process for forming walls with said element - A glass element for forming glass brick walls, which has an overall parallelepiped shape and side walls shaped to enable insertion-engagement with the adjacent elements. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20120124926 | Support Frame of Glass Brick Wall and Method for Mounting the Same - A support frame of glass brick wall has multiple horizontal beams, multiple vertical beams and multiple side bars. Each of the horizontal beams and the vertical beams has a body, two side wings respectively and longitudinally formed on and protruding from two edges of the body, and two lamp slots respectively and longitudinally formed on and recessed from two sides of the body. Each of the vertical beams is securely mounted between two adjacent glass bricks in a corresponding row of glass bricks with adhesive. Each of the horizontal beams is securely mounted on a top of a corresponding row of glass bricks with adhesive. Two of the side bars are securely mounted on two edge sides of the glass brick wall. Each of the side bars has openings to replace light strips mounted in the lamp slots. Accordingly, the support frame provides a clean and easy lamp replacement solution. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120167506 | PROCESS FOR MAKING A GLASS BRICK AND BRICK OBTAINED BY SAID PROCESS - A process for making a brick comprises the steps of prearranging at least one pair of half-shells (3 | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120297713 | ILLUMINATED HALLWAY FLOOR ASSEMBLY - An illuminated floor assembly, comprising: a composite floor panel; an overlay; a polymer block and an LED light channel between the composite glass floor panel and the overlay; a hook-and-loop fastener between the polymer block and the composite glass floor panel; and a support between the overlay and the hallway foundation. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130291466 | Cold Seal Glass Block Utilizing Insulating Materials - A glass block including an insulating material disposed with an interior chamber. The block includes a first block half, a second block half, and a frame. The frame is positioned between and aligns the first block half and the second block half so that the block halves and the frame define a complete enclosure. The frame holds at least two partitions inside the block. The partitions divide the interior of the block into a plurality of chambers including at least one interior chamber disposed between the partitions. An insulating material is disposed in the interior chamber between the partitions. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140115990 | STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD USING A TRANSPARENT OR TRANSLUCENT MEMBER - A construction method is disclosed. The method includes providing a bottom support between a plurality of structural members and using the bottom support to support a structural material in a plastic state. The method also includes using the bottom support to support the structural material as it hardens from a plastic state into a hardened state. The structural material remains attached to the bottom support after the structural material hardens. The bottom support is transparent or translucent. | 05-01-2014 |
| 052307000 | With preform of nontranslucent material | 8 |
| 20100126094 | SOLAR WALL TUBE - A Solar Wall Tube, including a tube and one or more glass blocks, that integrates with masonry construction and guides natural light into a building is described. The tube structure provides a much cleaner aesthetic over previous glass block installation methods while guiding more natural light to the building interior. The Solar Wall Tube also offers advantages of significantly improved thermal insulation and structural integrity over a single glass block and longevity of an enclosed building material. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100281802 | TRANSLUCENT BUILDING BLOCK AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention relates to a translucent building block ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110185660 | TRANSLUCENT BUILDING ELEMENT AND EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Translucent building element and method and equipment for manufacturing the same, where the translucent building element made of a castable matrix, especially concrete, is casted and incorporates a fiber composite with translucent fibers. The translucent fibers are placed in the translucent fiber composite in that way, that they form with at least one surface of the building element, which is designed for the light entrance or light exit, at least two different angles. For manufacturing, first a fiber composite is supplied to a first transporting device, which feeds the fiber composite into a coating device, in which the fiber composite is coated with the castable matrix. Using a second transporting device the coated fiber composite is conveyed out of the coating device to a formwork, in which the coated fiber composite is placed layer wise, and the castable matrix with the enclosed translucent fibers is cured to a translucent slab. After retracting, the surfaces of the slab are treated in that way, that the cross sectional surfaces of the translucent fibers are laid open. | 08-04-2011 |
| 052308000 | Forming edging for translucent panel | 5 |
| 20080209830 | Glass block assembly for non-vertical use - An assembly of glass blocks held in a structural frame comprises a plurality of glass blocks, a rectangular structural perimeter frame, a plurality of primary muntins, each said primary muntin comprising an elongate web, the primary muntins extending entirely across the structural perimeter frame, a plurality of extruded secondary muntins, and a plurality of structural rods inserted through the secondary muntins and extending entirely across the structural perimeter frame, such that the primary and secondary muntins form a matrix within the structural perimeter frame with openings for receiving the plurality of glass blocks. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090173026 | Glass block assembly for non-vertical use - An assembly of glass blocks held in a structural frame comprises a plurality of glass blocks, a rectangular structural perimeter frame, a plurality of primary muntins, each said primary muntin comprising an elongate web, the primary muntins extending entirely across the structural perimeter frame, a plurality of extruded secondary muntins, and a plurality of structural rods inserted through the secondary muntins and extending entirely across the structural perimeter frame, such that the primary and secondary muntins form a matrix within the structural perimeter frame with openings for receiving the plurality of glass blocks. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100146894 | COMPOUND GLASS BRICKS FOR A GLASS WALL, AND GLASS WALL FORMED THEREWITH - Compound glass brick for a glass wall, characterized in that the compound glass brick is transparent (light-permeable) and comprises an assembly of at least two or more plates which are stacked one on another or next to one another are arranged with their plate surfaces facing one another, and are connected to one another at their plate surfaces by means of a force-transmitting adhesive bonding means, with all of the plates and all of the force-transmitting adhesive bonding means being composed of transparent material and in each case being transparent, and with at least the outer plates or all of the plates being glass plates, the plate surfaces of which are smooth as glass. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110083385 | SYSTEM FOR BUILDING WITH GLASS BLOCKS - A system for building using glass blocks is disclosed which employs spacing strips. The spacing strips comprising elongate, generally planar elements having a cross section generally corresponding in shape to the intended spacing between two adjacent blocks in the completed construction. The spacing strips are hollow and may be provided with interior supporting webs. The strips are provided with adhesive which may be included during manufacture. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20130239501 | Snap-in glass block system - A block wall system comprising a framework having a perimeter, an intermediate vertical mullion, and an intermediate horizontal mullion with the blocks retained therein using flexible flanges. The intermediate vertical mullion and the intermediate horizontal mullion define one or more cavities within the framework. A block has a top, a bottom, a front face, a back face, and a pair of narrow faces. One or more detents are defined within each narrow face. Next, a flange is anchored within the intermediate vertical mullion, wherein the flange flexes and thereafter retracts to embed itself into the detent of the block when the block is inserted into the cavity such that the block is retained within the framework, thereby eliminating the need to use a fastener directly into or against the block to secure the block within the framework. | 09-19-2013 |
