Patents by Inventor Ashley Torr

Ashley Torr 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).

  • Patent number: 8924076
    Abstract: A laminated vehicle glazing comprising: at least two glazing panes laminated together by at least one interlayer therebetween; at least one sensor which is manually operable by the presence of a user's hand contacting or proximal to at least one of the panes; at least one shield associated with the at least one sensor whereby the at least one sensor is manually operable by the presence of a user's hand from only one side of the vehicle glazing; and at least one connector electrically connected to the at least one sensor connectable to an external device for control of the external device by manual operation of the at least one sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignees: Pilkington Group Limited, Pilkington Automotive Limited, Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joe Boote, Neil Barton, Steve Day, Ashley Torr, Carl Pickering, Peter Thomas
  • Publication number: 20080070045
    Abstract: A vehicle glazing comprising a pane of glazing material, an absorptive coating, which absorbs radiation of wavelength greater than 400 nm (and possibly up to 100 ?m), on a first surface of the pane, and a low emissivity coating on the first surface, or a second surface, of the pane. The glazing may be used as a roof glazing. The absorptive coating may comprise either a) a metal, metal alloy or material based on a metal alloy, or b) at least one layer of a dielectric material and at least one layer of a metal or metal alloy. The low emissivity coating may comprise either a) a transparent conductive oxide (and optionally a dopant material), or b) at least one metal layer and at least one dielectric layer. Also disclosed in a laminated glazing comprising two plies of glazing material with a sheet of interlayer extending therebetween, an absorptive coating, as above, on a surface of one of the plies of glazing material, and a low emissivity coating on the interior surface of the glazing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2005
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicants: PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED, PILKINGTON AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
    Inventors: Neil Barton, Ashley Torr
  • Publication number: 20060182980
    Abstract: A vehicle glazing is disclosed comprising a pane of tinted glass, tinted by at least 1.0 to 1.8 % wt. of total iron, having a low emissivity coating on its interior surface. The coating has an emissivity from 0.05 to 0.4 and may include a transparent conductive oxide (and optionally a dopant), or a metal layer and at least one dielectric layer. The glass is preferably toughened glass. Also disclosed is a laminated glazing comprising two plies of glass, laminated by a sheet of interlayer material therebetween, wherein at least one ply of glass or the sheet of interlayer material is body tinted, said glazing having a low emissivity coating on its interior surface. The inner ply may be clear glass or tinted glass. The interlayer material may be clear PVB or tinted PVB, and it may further be infra-red reflecting. Either of the glazings may be used as a roof or other vehicle glazing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicants: Pilkington plc, Pilkington Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Neil Barton, Ashley Torr