Patents Assigned to VKR Holdings A/S
  • Patent number: 12139914
    Abstract: A connector arrangement for a flashing assembly for use in a roof window arrangement is disclosed. It comprises a base connector element, an elevation element and a top connector element. Both connector elements have a gutter in their exterior side, and the gutter is open at one end so that water can drain out of it. An attachment section on the interior side of the base connector element is configured for being attached to a bracket used for connecting a roof window to a load-bearing structure, and the elevation element supports the top connector element so that it is positioned above the base connector element. In the mounted state the second end of the top connector element is arranged above the gutter of the base connector element and their length directions extend substantially in parallel to each other. A method for weather proofing a roof window arrangement is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Nør Nielsen, Torben Krogsgaard Allesen, Jesper Uldum Svaneborg
  • Patent number: 12116833
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of applying a seal material in manufacturing a vacuum insulated glazing (VIG) unit, wherein the VIG unit comprises a first glass sheet, having a first interior major surface and a first exterior major surface, a second glass sheet having a second interior major surface and second exterior major surface, the glass sheets are placed in parallel with said interior major surfaces facing each other and providing a gap therein between, and a seal material for providing a seal of said gap, wherein the method comprises the steps of providing a glass sheet, and arranging said seal material on a major surface of at least one of said glass sheets by means of a nozzle having a nozzle opening of elongated shape, such as a rectangular or oval shape, providing a plurality of support structures on the major surface of at least one of the glass sheets, pairing said first glass sheet and said second glass sheet so that the surface of the at least one of said glass sheets comprising th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S.
    Inventors: Annette Johncock Krisko, Peter Sønderkær, Karsten Hansgaard Nielsen, Henrik Aslak Jensen, Timothy Alan Dennis
  • Patent number: 12110736
    Abstract: A vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit frame assembly (10) is disclosed comprising: a rectangular vacuum insulated glass unit (1) comprising two glass sheets (2a, 2b) separated by a sealed gap (11), wherein a plurality of support structures (12) are distributed in said gap (11), and a frame arrangement (20) comprising elongated frame profile arrangements (20a-20d) which frames said vacuum insulated glass unit (1) in a frame opening (21), and wherein said frame arrangement (20) comprises a fixation system (40, 45a, 45b, 80, 28a, 28b, 22, 23, 40) fixating the vacuum insulated glass unit (1) at the frame arrangement (20), wherein said frame (20) is arranged so as to allow edges (8a-8d) of said vacuum insulated glass unit (1) to thermally deflect (DIS4) in a deflection direction (D1, D2) perpendicular to said frame opening plane (P2) due to a temperature difference (?T=T1?T2) between the two glass sheets (2a, 2b), and to provide a restriction of said thermal deflection (DIS4) of the edges (8a-8d), so as to reduce th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Utku Ahmet Özden, Jacob Christian Molbo, Jens Troels Plesner Kristensen
  • Patent number: 12110735
    Abstract: A building aperture cover frame, such as a window frame, having at least one frame profile for framing an insulated glass unit, where the frame profile includes an insulating core of insulating polyurethane foam core material enclosed by a core surface of the insulating core, where the insulating polyurethane foam core material having at least 85% by weight polyurethane, and where the insulating polyurethane foam core material is of a material density of less than 60 kg/m3, such as less than 50 kg/m3, preferably less than 40 kg/m3, a profile shell encapsulating the insulating core and having an inner shell surface facing the core surface, where the profile shell is made of at least 90% by weight polyurethane, and where the profile shell is of a material density of at least 600 kg/m3, such as at least 750 kg/m3, preferably at least 850 kg/m3, and one or more metal reinforcement element(s) located between opposing parts of the inner shell surface and the core surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Steen Langdal Rønnow Micheelsen, Willibrordus Servatius Bouwens, Peter Jean Claude Gadgaard Tønning
  • Patent number: 12091907
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vacuum insulated glazing (VIG) unit and the method for producing such. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a window comprising a VIG unit enclosed in a frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Søren Vejling Andersen, Johnsen Simon
  • Patent number: 12065872
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a vacuum insulated glazing unit, the vacuum insulated glazing unit comprises a first tempered glass pane and a second tempered glass pane arranged in parallel, having a surface of each pane opposing each other with pillars arranged as spacers between the opposed surfaces. A side frit material is peripherally arranged between the first glass pane and the second glass pane creating an internal void between the glass panes. An evacuation opening is provided in the first glass pane and the evacuation opening comprises an evacuation member, preferably a hollow tube, through which evacuation member the internal void can be evacuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Thibault De Rycke, Peter Sønderkær, Thomas Villiam Sejer Mikkelsen, Søren Vejling Andersen
  • Patent number: 12054983
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vacuum insulated glazing (VIG) unit, the method comprising disposing a sealing composition around a periphery of first and second substantially parallel glass panes to define a cavity and form a pre-sealed VIG unit; flowing gas comprising a reactive oxygen species into the cavity; heating the sealing composition to a first temperature; and heating the sealing composition to a second temperature to form the peripheral seal and a sealed cavity between the first and second glass panes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Thibault De Rycke, Karsten Hansgaard Nielsen, Simon Johnsen, Søren Vejling Andersen
  • Patent number: 12037837
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit frame assembly (10), wherein said vacuum insulated glass unit frame assembly (10) comprises: —a vacuum insulated glass unit (1), and—a frame (20) comprising elongated frame profile arrangements (20a-20d) which frames said vacuum insulated glass unit (1) in a frame opening (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Utku Ahmet Özden, Jacob Christian Molbo, Jens Troels Plesner Kristensen
  • Patent number: 12024890
    Abstract: A tubular skylight assembly. The tubular skylight assembly may include a light tube pitch adapter that may be adjustable to alter an angle between its ends, a cylindrical light tube secured to the light tube pitch adaptor, a collar for securing to the light tube pitch adapter, a flashing surround preferably having an exterior base and a top cover, and a skylight cover having an outer frame and a glass pane. The collar and light tube pitch adapter may reside at least partially within the exterior base of the flashing surround and the skylight cover may be disposed over the top cover of the flashing surround.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Brian Jefferson Burkes, Brantlee Burnett Nickles
  • Patent number: 12012800
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aperture cover such as a window or a door. The aperture cover comprises a vacuum insulated glass unit (3), and a frame (2, 17) such as a sash. The frame (2, 17) comprises elongated structural frame members (8) which together encloses a frame opening (2a). The vacuum insulated glass unit (3) overlaps (18) at least one of the elongated structural frame members (8) so that the edge surface (7) of the vacuum insulated glass unit (3) extends beyond the outer side surface (14) of the overlapped elongated structural frame member (8). The frame (2) moreover comprises an elongated connection profile (6) comprising a connection wall member (6a) which extends parallel to the overlapped structural frame member (8) and is connected to at least one of the outer major surfaces (S1, S2) of the vacuum insulated glass unit (3), and the elongated connection profile (6) comprises a fixation member (6b) which is connected to the overlapped structural frame member (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Utku Ahmet Özden, Jacob Christian Molbo, Jens Troels Plesner Kristensen, Søren Vejling Andersen, Peter Jean Claude Gadgaard Tønning, Simon Johnsen
  • Patent number: 11993934
    Abstract: In a roof window system, the housing (6) of the ventilation unit (5) is prepared for accommodation of a standard ventilator and/or a regenerator allowing an air current through a ventilation passage (28), from an exterior grating (18) to a ventilation panel (3) integrated into or in continuation of a lining panel of a room in the interior of the building in which the roof window is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventor: Kristian Ørnsvig Nielsen
  • Patent number: 11965377
    Abstract: A vacuum insulated glazing unit comprising a first glass sheet and a second glass sheet separated by a gap, with one or more support structures arranged in said gap, and a side seal arranged near the periphery of said glass sheets and enclosing said gap, wherein one of said glass sheets comprises an evacuation hole and an evacuation member, and a sealing material providing a hermetic seal between the evacuation member and said glass sheet, and the sealing material having a sealing material surface extending between a first intersection defined between a surface of the glass sheet and the sealing material surface and a second intersection defined between the evacuation member and the sealing material surface, wherein said sealing material surface at the first intersection has a first contact angle defined between said sealing material surface and the surface of the glass sheet, which first contact angle is below 40 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S.
    Inventors: Karsten Hansgaard Nielsen, Utku Ahmet Özden
  • Patent number: 11959331
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aperture covering, such as a building aperture covering. The aperture covering comprises a VIG unit 3 and a frame. The frame (2) comprises elongated fixation profiles (6) each of which are fixed to and arranged parallel to an elongated structural frame member (8). The fixation profile (6) comprises a fixation wall (6a) which extends opposite to an exterior major surface (S1) of the vacuum insulated glass unit (3) and is fixed to the exterior major surface (S1) of the vacuum insulated glass unit (3) by means of a bonding seal (9). The fixation profile (6) comprises a connection member (6b) extending from the fixation wall (6a), wherein the connection member (6b) is fixed to the elongated, structural frame member (8). The elongated structural member (8) faces the opposite interior major surface (S2) of the vacuum insulated glass unit (3) placed opposite to the exterior major surface (S1) of the vacuum insulated glass unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Utku Ahmet Özden, Jacob Christian Molbo, Jens Troels Plesner Kristensen
  • Patent number: 11952832
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vacuum insulated glazing unit, to the use thereof and to a method of manufacturing such a unit. The vacuum insulated glazing comprises a first glass pane, having a first interior major surface and a first exterior major surface and a second glass pane having a second interior major surface and second exterior major surface, the glass panes being arranged in parallel with said interior major surfaces facing each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Karsten Hansgaard Nielsen, Simon Johnsen, Søren Vejling Andersen, Thibault De Rycke
  • Patent number: 11891853
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aperture cover (1) such as a window. The aperture cover comprises a vacuum insulated glass unit (3) and a frame (2). The frame (2) comprises a fixation frame (7) and a sash (6) fixed to the vacuum insulated glass unit (3), and wherein the sash (6) is movably connected to the fixation frame (7) by means of a hinge connection (80). The fixation frame (7) comprises elongated frame members (8a-8d) defining a frame opening (2a) and the vacuum insulated unit (3) overlaps a surface (11) of at least one elongated frame member (8a-8d) of the fixation frame (7). The sash (6) comprises a sash profile (13) which is fixed to the vacuum insulated glass unit (3) at a part (21, 22) of the vacuum insulated glass unit that overlaps (21) and/or extends beyond (22) the overlapped elongated frame member (8a-8d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Utku Ahmet Özden, Jacob Christian Molbo, Jens Troels Plesner Kristensen
  • Patent number: 11840050
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of providing a laminated vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit, wherein the method comprises: —providing a lamination assembly (10) comprising a vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (11) comprising at least two glass sheets (11a, 11b) separated by a plurality of support structures (12) distributed in a gap (13) between the glass sheets (11a, 11b), and a lamination layer (2) arranged between one of the glass sheets (11a, 11b) of the vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (11) and a further sheet (3). The lamination assembly (10) is subjected to a heating step at a heating location so as to soften the lamination layer to provide a bonding between the vacuum insulated glass unit and the lamination layer (3), and a bonding between the further sheet (3) and the lamination layer (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Kristian Damholdt Jørgensen, Thomas Villiam Sejer Mikkelsen, Karsten Hansgaard Nielsen, Thomas Lind Madsen, Henrik Aslak Jensen, Willibrordus Servatius Bouwens
  • Patent number: 11834895
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed a vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit frame assembly (10) comprising: a rectangular vacuum insulated glass unit (1) comprising two glass sheets (2a, 2b) separated by a sealed gap (11) comprising a plurality of support structures (12), and a frame arrangement (20) comprising a fixation system (6, 40) fixating the vacuum insulated glass unit (1) at the frame arrangement (20), wherein said fixation system (6, 40) is arranged so as to allow edges (8a-8d) of said vacuum insulated glass unit (1) to thermally deflect (DIS1, DIS2) in a deflection direction (D1, D2) perpendicular to a frame opening plane (P2) due to a temperature difference (?T=T1?T2) between the two glass sheets (2a, 2b), wherein said fixation system (6, 40) is configured so as to allow the magnitude of said thermal deflection (DIS1, DIS2) is configured to vary along the edge (8a-8d) between the corners (9) where the respective edge (8a-8d) terminates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Utku Ahmet Özden, Jacob Christian Molbo, Jens Troels Plesner Kristensen
  • Patent number: 11802435
    Abstract: A vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit frame assembly (10) is disclosed, comprising: a rectangular vacuum insulated glass unit (1) comprising two glass sheets (2a, 2b) separated by a sealed gap (11), wherein a plurality of support structures (12) are distributed in said gap (11), and a frame (20) comprising elongated frame profile arrangements (20a-20d) which frames said vacuum insulated glass unit (1) in a frame opening (21), and wherein said frame (20) comprises a fixation system (45a, 45b, 28a, 28b, 80, 22, 23) fixating the vacuum insulated glass unit (1) at the frame (20), wherein said fixation system (45a, 45b, 28a, 28b, 80, 22, 23) is arranged so as to allow edges (8a-8d) of said vacuum insulated glass unit (1) to thermally deflect (DIS4) in a deflection direction (D1, D2) perpendicular to said frame opening due to a temperature difference (?T=T1?T2) between the two glass sheets (2a, 2b), wherein said fixation system (45a, 45b, 28a, 28b, 80, 22, 23) is configured to allow the magnitude of said thermal defl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Utku Ahmet Özden, Jacob Christian Molbo, Jens Troels Plesner Kristensen
  • Patent number: D1014792
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Brian J. Burkes, James Eric Brinton, Steve Roy Kastner, Shaynus Dawn Spoone, Michael James Waters
  • Patent number: D1052757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Asbjørn Skyum Blichfeldt, Rasmus Fogelberg Skov