Patents Assigned to VKR Holding A/S
  • Patent number: 9453364
    Abstract: The pane module is composed by a border element (2) molded around the pane element (1) encasing it on the edge and interior faces. The frame may be of a rectangular configuration, but it is to be understood that more complex configurations may be necessary for achieving a water proof connection to the structure in which the window is mounted or to a surrounding window frame. A fitting (42) is embedded in the border element (2) during its manufacture and is subsequently or simultaneously connected to the frame (3). When using a wooden or extruded frame the fitting may be driven into the finished frame member and when using a molded frame the fitting may be embedded therein during molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Peter Sønderkær, Kristian Ørnsvig Nielsen, Lars Kristensen
  • Patent number: 9453343
    Abstract: A skylight mounting system and assembly is disclosed. The skylight mounting system of the present invention may include providing skylight assembly components and mounting such components to create the skylight assembly of the present invention. The components of the skylight assembly may include an upper frame having a downwardly extending upper channel, a lower frame having an upwardly extending lower channel, a connector clip, a gasket having a first and second gutter channel, and a lens. The lower frame may be secured to the gasket, the connector clip may be secured within the lower channel of the lower frame, the lens may be secured above the first and second gutter channels of the gasket, and an inside leg of the downwardly extending upper channel may be inserted into the connector clip secured within the lower channel of the lower frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: James Eric Brinton, Charles Joseph Rimsky, Michael James Waters, Max LaForrest Sargent, Jeffrey Joseph Ronan, Alan John Ruhoff, Steve Roy Kastner, Gregory Foster Collins, Brantlee Burnett Nickles
  • Publication number: 20160222669
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connector element for use in a flashing assembly for roof windows mounted side-by-side comprising at least two flashing members. The exterior side of the connector element having an exterior side intended for facing the exterior in the mounted state comprises a gutter with two longitudinal edges each being adapted for engagement with an engagement section of a flashing member. At least two flanges projecting from the interior side, which is intended for facing the roof in the mounted state, and in parallel with the longitudinal edges of the gutter are adapted for coming into engagement with a mounting bracket arrangement including at least two mounting brackets associated with two different roof windows and adapted for a locking engagement with the mounting bracket arrangement thereby fixating the connector element in relation to the mounting bracket arrangement in at least one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: TORBEN KROGSGAARD, MICHAEL NYGAARD
  • Publication number: 20160222668
    Abstract: A window system for mounting in an inclined surface of a building, said window system comprising a frame structure and a sash structure each defining a substantially rectangular unit with an inner opening, and where a transverse element extending between side members of the sash structure forms a yoke (25) in connection with the pane element (1) and acts as a support of the pane element to transfer at least part of the load of the pane element to the side members (22) of the sash structure (2). At least one glazing support (14) may be mounted on the yoke (25), each glazing support (14) preferably comprising a substantially plane abutment portion (141) in contact with the pane element (1) and a first engagement portion (142)adapted to engage the yoke (25).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: JACOB LYSEMOSE, MICHAEL NYGAARD
  • Patent number: 9376852
    Abstract: The pane module comprises a pane element composed by glass sheets (31, 35) and provided with a border element (37, 38) by molding. The border element is adhered to the pane element during the molding process and at least partially encases the border of at least one sheet element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Peter Sønderkær, Kristian Ørnsvig Nielsen, Lars Kristensen
  • Publication number: 20160153194
    Abstract: A tubular skylight is provided, comprising a roof mounted element for collecting exterior light, a ceiling mounted element, and a tube connecting the roof mounted element and the ceiling mounted element. The skylight includes a diffuser element mounted in the ceiling mounted element for distributing the exterior light in a room. The diffuser element includes a first diffuser pane having a translucent bottom portion and a sidewall portion with a translucent light path zone. The tubular skylight has means for affecting the luminance of the light exiting the diffuser such that the luminance of light exiting through the light path zone has a different luminance than light exiting through the bottom portion. The ceiling mounted element and the diffuser element provide a light passage from the light path zone to the room by a free space adjacent the light path zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventor: Kristian Nitzsch Kristensen
  • Patent number: 9322178
    Abstract: A skylight with a sunlight pivot is provided. The skylight includes an external cover, a light channel, and a sunlight pivot disposed between the cover and the light channel. The sunlight pivot may include a periphery, a plurality of struts, and first and second prisms connected to at least two of these struts. The first and second prisms may define a void between them. The first prism has a cross-section configured to redirect light incident upon the exterior of the pivot to increase the amount of light passing into the light channel. The second prism is configured with a cross-section configured to redirect light incident upon the exterior of the pivot to decrease the amount of light passing through the periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: VKR HOLDINGS A/S
    Inventors: Steve Roy Kastner, Charles Joseph Rimsky
  • Patent number: 9306460
    Abstract: A power supply device including a switch arrangement including switches for generating a square wave output, a switch control arrangement for controlling the switch arrangement, a resonator tank, a rectifier circuitry for rectifying in an output from the tank, and a burst mode operation arrangement configured to facilitate a standby mode of the power supply and including a burst mode restriction arrangement for receiving and evaluating a first feedback parameter associated with a switch of the switch arrangement, the burst mode operation arrangement further receiving and evaluating a second feedback parameter indicative of the output voltage of the power supply device, and being configured to disable and enable the burst mode feature based on the evaluation of both the first feedback parameter and second feedback parameter by controlling an output from the burst mode operation arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventor: Alex Sørensen
  • Patent number: 9279282
    Abstract: A frame for a window intended to serve either as a stationary frame or as a sash frame according to the invention comprises an insulating abutment list on a side surface of at least one of the top, bottom or side members intended to face a side surface of another frame of the window. The insulating abutment list is made from a material having a thermal conductivity of less than 0.08 W/(m·k), preferably less than 0.04 W/(m·K). Preferred materials for the insulating abutment list are expanded polystyrene (EPS) or extruded polystyrene (XPS). In a window with such a frame, an insulating abutment list on the sash frame preferably extends from hinge part to the bottom member of the sash frame and an insulating abutment list on the stationary frame preferably extends from a hinge part to the top member of the stationary frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventor: Iver Koed
  • Patent number: 9273468
    Abstract: The window system has a substantially rectangular frame structure having four corner sections (1b) and being adapted to be installed in a roof structure and a bracket arrangement comprising a set of bracket units (6b), each bracket unit including a base element (10b) mounted at each corner section of the frame structure. Each bracket unit furthermore comprises at least one supplemental element (20b,40b) adapted to be detachably connected to said base element. One supplemental element comprises a leg element (20b) adapted to be detachably connected to the base element, preferably rotatably and detachably connected with the base element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Claes Lindgren, Jacob Christian Lund, Niels Adelholm Larsen
  • Patent number: 9249613
    Abstract: The invention relates a method for making a window, where the sash is connected to the frame by a pair of hinges, each comprising a first hinge part connected to the sash and a second hinge part connected to the frame. The sash is made from a plastic material by molding, and that one or more functional elements are attached to the sash during the molding thereof. The functional elements can include a stay arm having a base member, which is attached to the sash bottom member, and the first hinge parts. Also, the frame may be made by molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Lars Kristensen, Kristian Ørnsvig Nielsen, Peter Sønderkær
  • Patent number: 9217280
    Abstract: A screening arrangement (1) has a top element (4) including a cover and two side rails (8, 9). The top element (4) is provided with a top rail (440) forming the front side of the top element and being connected to the cover of the top element (4). Side rails (8, 9) are adapted to be joined to the mitred ends of the top rail (440) by means a set of angular brackets cooperating with reception means in the back side of the top rail (440) and in the back side of the respective side rail (8, 9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Henning Ebbesen, Peder Solso Thomsen
  • Patent number: 9163846
    Abstract: A ventilation apparatus arrangement 10 for ventilating the interior 12 of a building. The ventilation arrangement 10 includes a duct 18 extending to above the roof 14 of the building. The duct 18 is square in cross section and is divided into four quadrants by internal vertical divider plates. A louvre arrangement 22 is provided on each side of the upper part of the duct 18 to receive air into the building on a windward side of the duct 18, and to expel air from a leeward side of the duct 18. A closure arrangement 26 is provided for selectively partially or wholly closing the louvre arrangements 22, for instance in the event of bad weather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Anthony Francis Cull, Nicholas John Hopper
  • Patent number: 9151049
    Abstract: A roof window (1) comprising a frame (2) with a top member (5), a bottom member (6) and two side members (7, 8) defining a frame plane, and a sash (3) having a top member (9), a bottom member (10) and two side members (11, 12) defining a sash plane, the sash (3) carrying a pane (4), the window (1) further comprising in connection with said bottom sash member (10) a bottom sash covering (319), wherein the roof window (1) furthermore comprises an insulating element (303) and preferably also a bottom sash gasket 310 adapted for insulating of the transition between the bottom sash member (10) and the bottom sash covering (319).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventor: Sten Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 9140050
    Abstract: In the method of installing a window arrangement comprising a number of neighboring windows, a support structure including an upstand is first provided. Each window is provided with a plurality of predefined connection points, and windows are placed next to each other. One window is connected with the other and neighboring window at said predefined connection points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Claes Lindgren, Jacob Christian Lund, Niels Adelholm Larsen, Johnny Christian Nygaard Rasmussen, Jacob Lysemose, Brent Moller
  • Patent number: 9115536
    Abstract: The pane module comprises a pane element composed by glass sheets (31, 35) and provided with a border element (37, 38) by molding. The border element is adhered to the pane element during the molding process and at least partially encases the border of at least one sheet element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Peter Sønderkær, Kristian Ømsvig Nielsen, Lars Kristensen
  • Patent number: 9115538
    Abstract: The screening device comprises a tubular element with an axis of rotation and rotatable in relation to a shaft device. It further comprises a screening body with one end secured to said tubular element and a free opposite end, which on rotation of said tubular element is adapted to move between a first position, in which the screening body is completely rolled up on said tubular element, and a second position, in which the screening body extends over said aperture in order to screen it. A drive unit for driving said tubular element comprises a motor connected to said tubular element and said shaft device such as to provide said rotation of said tubular element in relation to said shaft device. A control unit controls operation of said motor and comprises a printed circuit board with an electronic motion sensor. Said printed circuit board is located in a fixed position in relation to said axis of rotation of said tubular element and/or in relation to said shaft device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Ravndal Bjarne Andreasen, Martin Armand Mortensen, Ulrik Ulriksen
  • Patent number: D735363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Brent Møller, Claes Lindgren
  • Patent number: D735897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Brent Møller, Claes Lindgren
  • Patent number: D750804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Torben Krogsgaard Allesen, Michael Nygaard