Patents by Inventor Gaetan Y. Lacombe

Gaetan Y. Lacombe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4080482
    Abstract: A spacer for a glass sealed unit being characterized by an inner wall having a slit along the median line, both sides of the slit being formed by a fold having their apex adjacent to one another, two lateral walls adjacent the outer wall of the spacer forming a recess relative to the remaining lateral sides of the spacer, an interlock member for connecting two ends of two spacers at right angle, the interlock member has two legs disposed at right angle, each leg has a U-shaped cross-section, each leg penetrating inside each adjacent end of the spacers so that the base of the U-shaped cross-section lies between the lateral walls of the spacer and the free edges of the sides of the U-shaped cross-section lie outside the free edges of the folds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Assignee: D. C. Glass Limited
    Inventor: Gaetan Y. Lacombe
  • Patent number: 4030263
    Abstract: A capping channel for a glass sealed unit adapted to be surrounded by a layer of polysulphide sealant. The channel comprises a rigid U-shaped member made of a thermally non-conducting polyvinyl chloride compatible with the polysulphide sealant. The member comprises ribs projecting from the inner surface of its base and adapted to penetrate in the sealant for increasing the retention of the channel to the unit. The ribs are set by pairs to form a V-shape and are provided with a lip extending from the free edge of the ribs, each lip of the pair being directed towards each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1977
    Assignee: D.C. Glass Ltd.
    Inventor: Gaetan Y. Lacombe