Patents by Inventor Steven B. Fronek

Steven B. Fronek 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).

  • INSULATING GLASS UNIT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20120241104
    Abstract: An insulating glass unit. The insulating glass unit includes at least two substantially parallel, spaced sheets of glass. The at least two sheets of glass are sealed together at their peripheral edges to define an insulating chamber. A light redirecting device is positioned within the insulating chamber. The light redirecting device includes a base member including a front face and a back face, a plurality of slats extending from the front face, and a plurality of openings formed in and extending through the base member. The openings are positioned relative to the slats such that light received by the slats is reflected therefrom and through the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Russell Huffer, Rory Balz, Steven B. Fronek, Jeff Kolbeck
  • Window structure with photovoltaic panel
    Patent number: 6646196
    Abstract: A multi-paneled window structure in which at least one panel is a photovoltaic panel and at least one other panel is a window panel comprised of vision glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven B. Fronek, Thomas M. Mifflin
  • Window structure with photovoltaic panel
    Publication number: 20030098056
    Abstract: A multi-paneled window structure in which at least one panel is a photovoltaic panel and at least one other panel is a window panel comprised of vision glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Steven B. Fronek, Thomas M. Mifflin