Patents by Inventor Ivo Smets

Ivo Smets 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).

  • Glass wall
    Patent number: 8171684
    Abstract: A glass wall configured to be used as a wall or partition wall includes at least two insulating glazing units. Each glazing unit includes at least two sheets of glass spaced apart by an air gap and assembled by at least one substantially flat insert that is secured by one of its faces to the edge faces of the sheets of glass. The glazing units are secured together by a securing mechanism that collaborates with the inserts placed facing each of the glazing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Yves Demars, Ivo Smets, Geurt Roelofsen, Anne Minne
  • Glass Wall
    Publication number: 20090000247
    Abstract: Glass wall (1) intended to be used as a wall or partition wall comprising at least two insulating glazing units (2), characterized in that each glazing unit (2) comprises at least two sheets of glass (20, 21) spaced apart by an air gap and assembled by means of at least one substantially flat insert (3) which is secured by one of its faces (30) to the edge faces of the sheets of glass, and in that the glazing units (2) are secured together by securing means (4) which collaborate with the inserts (3) placed facing each of the glazing units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Saint- Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Yves Demars, Ivo Smets, Geurt Roelofsen, Anne Minne