Hygroscopic Material; E.g., Internal Drier Patents (Class 52/172)
  • Patent number: 11933100
    Abstract: Thermally broken fenestration systems are provided that improve performance characteristics or combinations thereof, including strength and thermal conductivity. Embodiments disclosed include one or more fenestration frame assemblies, each having an interior frame member and an exterior frame member. The interior frame members and exterior frame members are coupled together via a plurality of bridges distributed along the length of the respective fenestration frame assembly. The bridges provide structural rigidity, while providing a plurality of air gaps between interior frame member and the exterior frame member to provide a thermal break.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: REHME CUSTOM DOORS & LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventors: Peter James Rehme, Aaron Hawkins, Mark Joseph Rehme
  • Patent number: 11643863
    Abstract: An integrated sash unit including a first sash portion. The first sash portion a first body portion and a first receiving wall extending inwardly from the first body portion. The first receiving wall has a first inner wall surface and a first peripheral wall surface opposing the first inner wall surface. The first body portion defines a first receiving surface and a first coupling surface and a first body peripheral surface opposite the first receiving surface and the first coupling surface. The integrated sash unit also includes a second sash portion forming a second body portion and a second receiving wall extending inwardly from the second body portion. The second receiving wall has a second inner wall surface and a second peripheral wall surface opposing the second inner wall surface. The second body portion defines a second receiving surface and a second coupling surface and a second body peripheral surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: Paul D. Schroder
  • Patent number: 11466507
    Abstract: A light-weight unitary window assembly for recreational vehicles and trailers. The window assembly uses a two piece design that seats within the wall or door opening and incorporates a fixed window pane integrally molded into one of the polymer frame halves. The window assembly also uses a plurality of weep holes that extend through the frame halves to vacate water from the window assembly to the exterior of the vehicle or trailer wall. In an exemplary embodiment, the window assembly also includes a sliding window pane that slides along a peripheral track and securely seats in a closed position using a plurality of contact pads to prevent window “chatter.” The window assembly also includes an integrated latch mechanism to secure the sliding pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventors: Gary A. Eck, John D. Black
  • Patent number: 11346149
    Abstract: An insulating glazing, in particular a triple glazing or a multiple glazing, with at least one first pane element, at least one spacer, and at least one connector, wherein the spacer and the connector are arranged next to each other such that they extend along a common longitudinal axis, wherein the spacer and the connector accommodate and position the first pane element. An electrically conductive coupling element is provided in the receiving groove of the connector such that an electrical coupling can be established between the connector and the first pane element for electrically connecting an external power source to the first pane element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Marcus Neander, Christopher Marjan, Hans-Werner Kuster, Bryan Greer, Guenael Morvan
  • Patent number: 11248412
    Abstract: Thermally broken fenestration systems are provided that improve performance characteristics or combinations thereof, including strength and thermal conductivity. Embodiments disclosed include one or more fenestration frame assemblies, each having an interior frame member and an exterior frame member. The interior frame members and exterior frame members are coupled together via a plurality of bridges distributed along the length of the respective fenestration frame assembly. The bridges provide structural rigidity, while providing a plurality of air gaps between interior frame member and the exterior frame member to provide a thermal break.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: REHME CUSTOM DOORS & LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventors: Peter James Rehme, Aaron Hawkins, Mark Joseph Rehme
  • Patent number: 11225827
    Abstract: A door assembly includes a doorframe, an insulated glazing unit (IGU), door skins, and a gas passageway. The IGU includes a substantially sealed IGU cavity and a hole communicating with the IGU cavity. The door skins are secured to opposite sides of the doorframe and have openings between which the IGU is provided. The gas passageway provides gas communication between the IGU cavity and the atmosphere outside of the door assembly. The gas passageway contains a gas passage conduit that includes a first end communicating with the IGU cavity through the hole and a second end communicating with atmosphere outside of the door assembly. The gas passageway may contain a gas passage conduit having a first end communicating with the IGU cavity through the first hole and a second end communicating with an air pocket, and a channel connects the air pocket with atmosphere outside of the door assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Abhishek Vaidya, Steven B. Swartzmiller, Wendell S. Yoder, Robert C. Allen, Jan H. Ettrich
  • Patent number: 11193322
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a glass panel unit of the present invention includes a bonding step, a pressure reduction step, and a sealing step. In the bonding step, a first substrate and a second substrate are hermetically bonded together with a seal having a frame shape. In the pressure reduction step, a pressure in an inside space formed between the first substrate and the second substrate is reduced through an exhaust port. In the sealing step, sealant melted is dropped toward the exhaust port, thereby sealing the exhaust port with the sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Hasegawa, Masataka Nonaka, Hiroyuki Abe, Tasuku Ishibashi, Eiichi Uriu
  • Patent number: 11168511
    Abstract: A novel and useful frame less supplemental window for fenestration suitable for use with existing windows. The supplemental window, in one embodiment, comprises plastic sheet material with bullnose edging around it. Corner braces add rigidity and strength to corners in several embodiments. An attachment mechanism secured either to the sheet material or the bullnose edge functions to fasten and/or seal the supplemental window to an existing window. The bullnose edging functions to substantially enclose (i.e. trap) a volume of air between the window pane and the plastic sheet material. The supplemental window is configured such that the layer of trapped air is of an optimum thickness within a preferred range of 0.15 to 0.75 inches to maximize thermal insulation properties of the supplemental window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: WEXENERGY LLC
    Inventor: Ronald M. Wexler
  • Patent number: 11008800
    Abstract: A secondary window includes a first glazing, a film, and a first frame. The first glazing includes a glass substrate having a thickness, between a first glazing surface opposite a second glazing surface, less than 2.0 millimeters. The film is attached to the first glazing surface. The first glazing is secured in the first frame, which at least partially surrounds the glazing. A second secondary window includes a second glazing secured in a second frame, which at least partially surrounds the second glazing. The second glazing includes (a) a first pane having a first-pane thickness less than 2.0 millimeters and (b) a second pane having a second-pane thickness that exceeds the first-pane thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: ALPEN HIGH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Brad Begin, Robert Clarke
  • Patent number: 10988973
    Abstract: A glass panel unit includes: a first panel; a second panel facing the first panel; a sealing member bonded to respective facing peripheral portions of the first panel and the second panel; and at least one spacer provided in a reduced pressure space between the first panel and the second panel. The at least one spacer includes a resin body and at least one ultraviolet protective layer provided on a surface of the resin body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiichi Uriu, Hiroyuki Abe, Tasuku Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 10774577
    Abstract: A window system for dissipating impact forces happening upon a window includes first and second window panes spatially separated and surround by a window frame; and tubing positioned between the first and second window panes around a perimeter of the window. A waveform energy having a fundamental frequency is received by one of the first and second window panes and is partially transferred to the tubing. The tubing attenuates the impact of the energy on the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: NEWTONOID TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Fielding B. Staton, David Strumpf
  • Patent number: 10675844
    Abstract: A glass panel unit includes a first glass panel, a second glass panel, a sealing portion in a frame shape, and a getter. The sealing portion hemietically bonds together respective peripheral portions of the first glass panel and the second glass panel. An inner space is formed at a reduced pressure between the first glass panel and the second glass panel. The getter is arranged in the inner space. The getter is arranged in a frame region extending along the sealing portion and located within a predetermined distance from each peripheral edge of the glass panel unit, so as to be covered with a building component frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tasuku Ishibashi, Eiichi Uriu, Kazuya Hasegawa, Masataka Nonaka, Hiroyuki Abe
  • Patent number: 10662700
    Abstract: Invention pertains to construction and installation methods for construction and renovation of production, public and residential buildings, in particular, to translucent barriers, therein windows, stained glass, glass facing, indoor winter gardens, atriums, clerestories, greenhouses, doors, indoor baffles and other structures both indoor and outdoor. Therein also may be integrated a solar panel, and electric heating elements, dehumidifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: OBSHHESTVO S OGRANICHENNOJ OTVETSTVENNOST'JU “TEPLORIUM”
    Inventor: Anatoly Nikolaevich Fedorov
  • Patent number: 10655382
    Abstract: A frame assembly for retaining a window panel in an aperture in a door. The frame assembly having a first frame member having a first outer face, a first window engaging surface, and a first door engaging surface, a second frame member having a second outer face, a second window engaging surface, and a second door engaging surface, a third frame member adapted to attach to the first outer face of the first frame member by a plurality of first screwless connectors, and a fourth frame member adapted to attach to the second outer face of the second frame member by a plurality of second screwless connectors. The first frame member is secured to the second frame member such that the window panel is held in the aperture between the first window engaging surface and the second window engaging surface and the door is held between the first door engaging surface and the second door engaging surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: THERMA-TRU CORP.
    Inventors: Michael Braun, Laura R. Bertsch
  • Patent number: 10526836
    Abstract: A window glazing assembly that can convert an existing or already-installed window, or be used to assemble new construction windows as a multi-pane or multi-glazed window unit, is provided herein. In particular, the glazing assembly includes an attachment assembly (e.g., peel-and-stick double-sided adhesive tape) and one or more glazing layers. Some embodiments further include a spacer assembly comprising a plurality of spacer bars that may be individually installed, e.g., one by one, around the perimeter of the window such as, to the window sash, window frame, or glass window pane, itself. The glazing layer(s) can then be secured or adhered to the spacer assembly, for example, around the perimeter thereof. Some embodiments may include additional or intermediate glazing layers, providing additional insulating airspaces and enhanced performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: GS RESEARCH LLC
    Inventor: Mark Isaacs
  • Patent number: 10448753
    Abstract: An insulated glass unit (20) is described and includes at least first and second glass pane (22, 32) and an optional third glass pane (42). Any one or more of the glass panes (22, 32, 42) may have a thickness of less than or equal to about 0.7 mm. In some instances, any one or more of the glass panes may form part of an electronic display. The insulated glass unit (20) has a lower mass and an improved thermal performance compared to a conventional triple pane insulated glass unit, and is particularly suited for use in a display cooler door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kirk Wegner Christiansen, Dan Owewn Harris, Tak Lap Derek Law, Daniel Louis Gabriel Ricoult, Mark J Soulliere
  • Patent number: 10364572
    Abstract: An example apparatus is disclosed that may be a utility panel that may include an exterior panel, a plurality of studs coupled to the exterior panel, a hat channel coupled to the plurality of studs opposite the exterior panel, wherein the hat channel is perpendicular to the studs, and an interior panel coupled to the hat channel opposite the plurality of studs. An example method is disclosed for coupling a wall panel to a beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Innovative Building Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Arlan Collins, Mark Woerman
  • Patent number: 10354025
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method to assist consumers with decisions affecting a change in fuel requirements is provided. Fuel consumption for heating can be considered by evaluating changes that would affect thermal conductivity, average indoor temperature, HVAC efficiency, and solar gain. In a further embodiment, a computer-implemented system and method to evaluate investment's in a building's shell is provided. Thermal conductivity and the surface area of a surface that is under consideration for improvement are obtained, after which revised thermal conductivity can be modeled based on the existing and proposed thermal performance of that building surface. In a still further embodiment, fuel consumption for heating modeling results can be comparatively evaluated, with one fuel consumption model operating over an annual (or periodic) scope and another fuel consumption model operating on an hourly (or interval) scope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Clean Power Research L.L.C.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Hoff
  • Patent number: 10344525
    Abstract: An insulating glazing unit having a first pane, a second pane, an outer pane interspace, an inner pane interspace, and a spacer is described. The spacer has a glazing interior surface, a first pane contact surface, and a second pane contact surface, a plastic profile, a primary sealing means, and a main member. The main member contains a sealing material containing a drying material. The plastic profile separates the outer pane interspace from the inner pane interspace. The main member is arranged in the outer pane interspace adjacent the plastic profile and the primary sealing means is arranged in the outer pane interspace adjacent the main member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Kuster, Rolf Koette, Walter Schreiber
  • Patent number: 10326106
    Abstract: The present invention is a sealing sheet comprising at least a base resin layer and a sealing resin layer, the base resin layer having a microstructure that is provided to one surface of the base resin layer, the sealing resin layer being provided on a side of the base resin layer on which the microstructure is provided, and the microstructure having a protrusion that has a maximum difference in height (H) of 1 to 50 ?m and is arranged two-dimensionally on the surface of the base resin layer, and an electronic device member, and an electronic device. The sealing sheet according to the invention exhibits an excellent gas barrier capability that suppresses or reduces the entry of a gas (e.g., water vapor) not only in the vertical direction, but also in the horizontal direction (from the edge) with respect to the surface of the sealing sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsutomu Hara, Takeshi Kondo, Emi Fuchi
  • Patent number: 10297786
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an OLED display panel including a display substrate having a displaying region and a surrounding region, a package substrate covering the display substrate, and a UV-cured encapsulant composition located at the surrounding region of the display substrate so as to seal a gap between the display substrate and the package substrate. An organic light-emitting element is formed at the displaying region of the display substrate. The UV-cured encapsulant composition contains in weight percentage 1% to 90% of inorganic nano particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiuxia Yang, Yiming Zhao, Xiao Sun, Bing Bai
  • Patent number: 10196851
    Abstract: The insulated glass unit (IGU) of the present disclosure includes two or more glass panels that are spaced apart in a parallel arrangement. The panes define an interior space that is filled with air or other suitable gas, a fluid or liquid, or a vacuum. The IGU is encapsulated to provide a water-tight seal to prevent or minimize water or particles from migrating into the interior space, or to prevent or minimize heat loss. A spacer with a desiccant can be in the interior space. To preserve the structural integrity of the glass panels during encapsulation, a second spacer is placed between the glass panes. The second spacer can be T-shaped so that a narrowed body portion fits between the glass panes. The second spacer can also have a groove therein for storing adhesive and/or desiccant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SCHOTT GEMTRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig Bienick, Robert Herrmann, Bret Buxton
  • Patent number: 10196850
    Abstract: A novel and useful frameless supplemental window for fenestration incorporating infiltration blockers suitable for use with existing windows. The supplemental window, in one embodiment, comprises plastic sheet material with bullnose edging around it. Corner braces add rigidity and strength to corners in several embodiments. An attachment mechanism secured either to the sheet material or the bullnose edge functions to fasten and/or seal the supplemental window to an existing window. Infiltration blockers fastened to the sheet or bullnose prevent or minimize air leakage around various window elements. The bullnose edging and infiltration blockers function to substantially enclose (i.e. trap) a volume of air between the window pane and the plastic sheet material. The supplemental window is configured such that the layer of air enclosed is of an optimum thickness within a preferred range of 0.15 to 0.75 inches to maximize thermal insulation properties of the supplemental window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: WEXENERGY LLC
    Inventor: Ronald M. Wexler
  • Patent number: 10132114
    Abstract: A spacer profile adapted to be used in a spacer frame of an insulating glass unit includes a hollow profile body made of a first synthetic material and a chamber for accommodating hydroscopic material, the hollow profile body having an inner wall that is, in an assembled state of the insulating glass unit, directed to the intervening space between panes of the insulating glass unit, an outer wall on the opposite side of the inner wall, a first side wall and a second side wall on the opposite side to the first side wall, the walls being connected to form the chamber, and a diffusion barrier portion made of a second synthetic material with sheet silicates and being formed as at least a part of the outer wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: TECHNOFORM GLASS INSULATION HOLDING GMBH
    Inventors: Thorsten Siodla, Peter Cempulik, Joerg Lenz
  • Patent number: 9976726
    Abstract: A window assembly includes a pressure pane and a bezel proximate a periphery of the pressure pane and defining an inner opening. The bezel includes an inner wall with a channel. An electro-optic element is disposed in the inner opening and is received in the channel of the inner wall. The electro-optic element operates between a transmissive condition and a dimmed condition. A surface of the electro-optic element exhibits a first level of spectral reflectivity at least when in the dimmed condition. The assembly further includes a dust cover assembly proximate the bezel. The dust cover assembly including a light transmitting sheet and a plurality of light sources disposed at edges of the light transmitting sheet and to emit light into the light transmitting sheet to illuminate the light transmitting sheet with a diffuse light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin L. Ash, Steven J. Veenman
  • Patent number: 9874747
    Abstract: A module including two transparent panes; a sealing and spacing arrangement sealingly fixing the panes to each other along their periphery at spaced apart relationship, thereby forming between the inner surfaces of the panes a transparent sealed cavity with a sealing frame surrounding it; and an image producing device fixedly mounted within the cavity so as to allow viewing images produced thereby. The module for mounting in the structure so as to fulfill the function of a transparent member such as a window, a door or a wall, separating between the space in said interior of the structure accommodating said person and a region behind the member, and to allow viewing at least through a portion of the cavity. The module can include optional features, and methods are provided for producing a structure therewith and for upgrading existing structures by using the module instead of an original transparent component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: ORAN PALMACH ZOVA AGRICULTURAL COLLECTIVE CORPORATION LTD.
    Inventors: Zvika Bar, Irina Kiryuschev
  • Patent number: 9816018
    Abstract: A polyurethane glass sealant is made by reacting a poly(1,2-butylene oxide) polymer with a chain extender and a polyisocyanate. The poly(1,2-butylene oxide) polymer may be used as a mixture with up to 50% by weight of other polyols, including castor oil. The sealant is especially useful as a secondary sealant for an insulated glass unit (IGU).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Bindu Krishnan, Laura A. Grier
  • Patent number: 9790735
    Abstract: Protective glazing systems, apparatus, and associated methods for the protection of structural openings against impacts from projectiles from any cause, including nature or man. In some embodiments, the system may comprise a substantially unbreakable and clear or opaque panel, which may be at least substantially the same size (length and width) as the visible glass being protected, and may be anchored to the original glazing via standoff and/or anchor elements. Another embodiment may comprise a substantially unbreakable, ballistic-tolerant panel cut slightly larger than the visible original glazing being protected, said panel being attached to the structural opening via standoff and/or anchor means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: IMPACT SECURITY LLC
    Inventor: Gary Robert Trott
  • Patent number: 9790733
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Xavier Ripoche, Sebastien Hervieux
  • Patent number: 9777531
    Abstract: A spacer member, for allowing a walkable skylight with an insulating glass unit to be created with a structural glass panel and a thermal glass panel. The spacer member includes a slab part and a tube part having substantially the same thickness. The tube part is hollow, containing desiccant material for absorbing moisture within the insulating glass unit. The spacer members may be joined together to create a spacer frame. The spacer frame defines an inner rectangular region. When the spacer frame is sealed between the structural glass panels and the thermal glass panel, an air gap is created within the inner rectangular region. The desiccant material effectively removes moisture from air within the air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Inventor: Wayne Conklin
  • Patent number: 9683402
    Abstract: A self-locking glazing system includes a female profile having a first locking extension and a first leg extending therefrom, the first leg having a first tip. The system includes a male profile having a second locking extension and a second leg extending therefrom, the second leg having a second tip that is approximately opposite the first tip, and a thermal break material positioned between the female and male profiles. When a panel is positioned between the first and second tips, the female profile and the male profile are caused to engage against the thermal break material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: City Glass & Glazing (P) Ltd.
    Inventor: Arakkal Abdul Khader Abdul Lathief
  • Patent number: 9540861
    Abstract: A self-locking support system includes a female profile having a first profile leg extending approximately orthogonally from a base, a first locking leg extending from the first profile leg, and a first tip extending from the first profile leg, wherein a gap is formed between the base and the first profile leg, and a first male profile having a fulcrum formed at an intersection of a second profile leg and a second locking leg, the second profile leg having a second tip extending therefrom. When the second locking leg is inserted into the gap, and a locking bead is positioned between the first and second tips, the first male profile is caused to rotate about the fulcrum and the first and second locking legs are caused to engage against each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: CITY GLASS & GLAZING (P) LTD.
    Inventor: Arakkal Abdul Khader Abdul Lathief
  • Patent number: 9487994
    Abstract: An edge bond bracket for an insulating glass unit extends in a longitudinal direction with a constant cross-section and includes an at least substantially U-shaped bracket body made of a material having a specific thermal conductivity less than or equal to 0.3 W/(mK). The bracket body includes at least one base, a first side wall and a second side wall. At least two troughs are defined in the base between the first side wall and the second side wall for accommodating adhesive and a pane. A gas impermeable diffusion barrier layer is formed integrally on and/or in the bracket body, extends continuously between two troughs starting from an inner wall of one of the two troughs and ending on an inner wall of the other of the two troughs, and extends either along an outer side of the U-shape of the bracket body or through the bracket body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Technoform GLass Insulation Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Lenz, Ferdinand Bebber, Peter Cempulik, Nils Schedukat, Norbert Deckers, Henrik Stephan
  • Patent number: 9428953
    Abstract: A spacer frame assembly and method of assembly includes a substantially linear channel having first and second ends. The substantially linear channel that when assembled includes at least four sides and corresponding corners between each of the sides. The spacer frame assembly also has a connecting structure located at one of the first and second ends and an opposite frame end located at the other of the one of first and second ends. The opposite frame end has an inner channel for receiving a nose portion of the connecting structure. The spacer frame assembly also includes a stop extending from the connecting structure for locating the opposite frame end when in the assembled position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: GED Integrated Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: William Briese, Clifford J. Weber
  • Patent number: 9381118
    Abstract: Eye, face, and head wear is disclosed. The eye, face, or head wear may include a frame. A lens or a shield may be associated with the frame. At least one semipermeable membrane vent may be disposed in the frame, the lens, or the shield. At least one sliding air intake vent may be included in a bottom of the frame. The frame may include a frame assembly including a sub-frame and a member over-molded onto the sub-frame. The member over-molded onto the sub-frame may also be over-molded onto an edge of the lens or the shield. An inflatable face seal or an inflatable nose seal may be coupled to the frame. The frame may further include a perforated forehead section and a semipermeable membrane vent disposed therein. A strap may be included, as well as at least one strap spool assembly for adjusting the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Inventor: William L. Connelly
  • Patent number: 9260906
    Abstract: A spacer for a multiple-pane insulating glazing unit, at least having a composite composed of a glass-fiber-reinforced, polymeric main body having two pane contact surfaces, which extend parallel to one another, an adhesive surface, a glazing interior surface, and an insulation film on the adhesive surface or the adhesive surface and the connecting surfaces, where the insulation film has at least one polymeric film having a thickness of 10 ?m to 100 ?m, at least one polymeric layer having a thickness of 5 ?m to 80 ?m and also a metal layer having a thickness of 10 nm to 1500 nm or a ceramic layer having a thickness of 10 nm to 1500 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventor: Walter Schreiber
  • Patent number: 9187948
    Abstract: A spacer for a multiple-pane insulating glazing unit, at least having a composite composed of a glass-fiber-reinforced, polymeric main body having two pane contact surfaces, which extend parallel to one another, an adhesive surface, a glazing interior surface, and an insulation film on the adhesive surface or the adhesive surface and the connecting surfaces, where the insulation film has at least one polymeric film having a thickness of 10 ?m to 100 ?m, at least one polymeric layer having a thickness of 5 ?m to 80 ?m and also a metal layer having a thickness of 10 nm to 1500 nm or a ceramic layer having a thickness of 10 nm to 1500 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventor: Walter Schreiber
  • Patent number: 9103161
    Abstract: A spacer tape (9) for insulating glass (2) with at least two glass panes (3 and 5) consists of a substrate strip (21) and a hose (20) that is connected to the latter. The hose (20) can be pressed together, e.g., folded, so that its dimension, viewed crosswise to the longitudinal extension of the substrate strip (21), can be reduced, and the spacer tape (9) can be wound on drums. For use, the hose (20) is expanded, e.g., unfolded, and a compound (15), containing hygroscopic material, is introduced into its interior, which can take place by the longitudinally extending slot (25) in the hose (20). Then, the side walls (27) of the hose (20) are coated with adhesive (13), and at least two glass panes (3 and 5) of insulating glass (1) can be assembled with use of the spacer tape (9) as a spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: LISEC AUSTRIA GMBH
    Inventor: Leopold Mader
  • Patent number: 9074416
    Abstract: This invention provides a sealing spacer for spacing apart two window panes to form a window assembly. The spacer has an elongated, flexible strip having opposed edge surfaces and opposed side surfaces. The opposed edge surfaces undulate with crests and troughs. The spacer has an activatable sealant for directly sealingly securing the flexible strip to each of the two window panes. The activatable sealant is on each of the opposed side surfaces of the flexible strip, and extends into at least a portion of the opposed side surfaces of the flexible strip. The invention also provides methods for making the spacer and window assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: Rey Nea
  • Publication number: 20150107167
    Abstract: A spacer for insulating glass panes has a profile body having a cross section having first and second side walls, an inner wall and an outer wall, forming a closed hollow profile, wherein first and second filamentary reinforcing elements are arranged in the inner wall, the first primary reinforcing element being arranged in a first portion of the cross section in which the inner wall adjoins the first side wall, and the second reinforcing element being arranged in a second portion of the cross section in which the inner wall adjoins the second side wall, the first and second primary reinforcing elements being arranged, as regards their cross sectional surfaces, at most approximately 50% in the first and/or in the second side wall, and such that spacing between the centroids of the cross sectional surfaces of these reinforcing elements is approximately 40% or more of spacing between the side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas BAUMANN, Marc REHLING
  • Publication number: 20140345211
    Abstract: A sealed translucent glass glazing unit includes two lites of spaced translucent glass to define a gap which contains an absorptive filler. A spacer around the perimeter of the unit seals the unit and maintains the gap. A vent tube is mounted within the spacer with one end open to the filler and one end open to the exterior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: ADVANCED GLAZING TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (AGTL)
    Inventors: Douglas I. Milburn, Allan Gordon Archie MacMillan, Esam George Yousif
  • Publication number: 20140322461
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum insulated glass, which comprises two or more glass plates, which can be evacuated, which are oriented in parallel and which are sealed air-tight at the outer edge, with respect to the interior formed by means of spacers, by means of strip-shaped connecting elements attached to the entire perimeter, in particular metal strips connected to each other in a vacuum-tight manner, having the following features: a) the spacers each comprise at least two segments (7, 9) associated with each other, b) the spacers are arranged on closed distribution lines, which are arranged at a distance from each other and extend substantially parallel to the perimeter of the glass plate in question and run out in a defined manner in a curve in the corner regions of the glass plate, c) the segments (7, 9) are made of different materials, and d) the segments (7, 9) have a coating and/or structuring on the surfaces that do not come in contact with the glass plates (5, 6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Grenzebach Maschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Friedl, Stephen Leitenmeier, Christian Herfert
  • Patent number: 8866590
    Abstract: A sealed insulating glass unit comprises two glass sheets held apart by a spacer, optionally with a sealant between the edges of the glass sheets outside the spacer. The insulating glass unit contains an electronic device, having information relating to the origin, manufacture and/or properties of the insulating glass unit capable of being read from the device by means actuated from outside the insulating glass unit. The device is embedded within the spacer or sealant so that it is concealed within the insulating glass unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignees: Dow Corning, Bystronic Lenhardt GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Wolf, Richard Henry Thomas, Klaus Puschmann, Peter Schuler
  • Patent number: 8813439
    Abstract: A method of making an insulating translucent panel assembly such as a window or door lite is provided. In the method, a spacer between two translucent panels of glass or plastic includes a thermo-responsive sealing material. When heat and compression are applied to the spacer, the thermo-responsive sealing material softens and fully seals the spacer to the two translucent panels. A spacer designed to be used in this method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen E. Howes, Gerhard Reichert
  • Publication number: 20140223842
    Abstract: Disclosed are an integrated lower-plate glass which comprises a lower layer glass plate; a rim part which is formed with a certain height along an edge portion of the lower layer glass plate; a getter which is configured to absorb moisture and gas generating from the space part after the space part is vacuumed; at least one getter insertion part which is formed at one side of the upper layer glass plate holding part, the getter being inserted into the getter insertion part; and an exhaust pipe one end of which is connected to the getter insertion part, and the other end of which is connected to a vacuum pump for thereby making the space part become a vacuum state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventor: Ho Ha
  • Publication number: 20140208669
    Abstract: In a method of supplying an element for covering a non-vision area in a curtain wall on an architectural structure, a plurality of shadow boxes is prefabricated at a location remote from both a unitized curtain wall assembly shop and the architectural structure. The shadow boxes are prefabricated by sealing an interior spacer between a vision glass panel and a back structure. The back structure includes an insulating material surrounded by a rigid envelope. The vision glass panel, the back structure and the interior spacer define a hermetically sealed void therein. A structural seal is applied about the interior spacer and is affixed to the peripheral edge of the vision glass, the interior spacer and the back structure. The plurality of shadow boxes is then delivered to a selected one of the unitized curtain wall assembly shop and the architectural site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: HOK PRODUCT DESIGN, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Weinryb, Neil McClelland
  • Patent number: 8782971
    Abstract: A sealed translucent glass glazing unit includes two lites of spaced translucent glass to define a gap which contains an absorptive filler. A spacer around the perimeter of the unit seals the unit and maintains the gap. A vent tube is mounted within the spacer with one end open to the filler and one end open to the exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Glazing Technologies Ltd. (AGTL)
    Inventors: Douglas I. Milburn, Allan Gordon Archie MacMillan, Esam George Yousif
  • Patent number: 8756879
    Abstract: A spacer profile for a spacer frame of an insulating pane unit includes a hollow profile body made of plastic with a chamber defined therein. The hollow profile body extends in a longitudinal direction and includes an inner wall, an outer wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, which are connected to the inner and outer walls to form the chamber. First and second reinforcing layers made of a metallic material respectively extend on the first and second side walls and partially on the outer wall so as to be spaced apart by a first distance. A diffusion barrier layer is formed directly on the outer wall between the first and second reinforcing layers and is connected thereto in a diffusion-proof manner in order to form a heat-insulating diffusion barrier. An insulating pane unit includes at least two panes with such a spacer frame disposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Technoform Glass Insulation Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Cempulik, Joerg Lenz, Petra Sommer
  • Patent number: 8689499
    Abstract: A double glazed window glass structure includes a frame defining an outer perimeter of the window glass structure, and first and second sheet glasses mounted on respective sides of the frame to define a heat insulation space therebetween. The frame includes an outer frame portion and an inner frame portion extending from an inner surface of the outer frame portion toward an inside of the frame. The inner frame portion has first and second sheet glass receiving surfaces bonded to the first and second sheet glasses, respectively. The inner frame portion is provided with a groove having an opening that opens in the second sheet glass receiving surface, the groove containing a drying agent therein, and a communication passage allowing only a fluid to flow between the groove and the heat insulation space. The opening of the groove is closed by the second sheet glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayumi Mihashi, Yoshiyasu Ito
  • Patent number: 8596024
    Abstract: A sealed unit includes at least two sheets of transparent or translucent material separated from each other by a spacer. One example of a spacer for a sealed unit includes a first elongate strip, a second elongate strip, and filler arranged therebetween. The first and second elongate strips have a small undulating shape in some embodiments. Methods of making spacers and window assemblies as well as devices for use in the manufacture of spacers and assemblies are disclosed including a manufacturing jig and a spool storage rack. The spool storage rack stores a plurality of spools configured to store spacer materials thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Infinite Edge Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Paul Trpkovski