Patents by Inventor Bruno Cosijns
Bruno Cosijns 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).
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Patent number: 10717671Abstract: The invention relates in an embodiment to a glass substrate with increased weathering and chemical resistance where a surface bears a SiOxCy coating wherein the O/Si atomic ratio is comprised between 1.75 and 1.95 and the SiOxCy coating thickness is comprised between 10 nm and 80 nm. Other embodiments relate to glazings having a glass substrate where a surface bears a SiOxCy coating wherein the O/Si atomic ratio is comprised between 1.2 and 1.95 and the SiOxCy coating thickness is comprised between 10 nm and 80 nm.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: AGC GLASS EUROPEInventors: Bruno Cosijns, Eric Tixhon, Ingrid Marenne
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Publication number: 20180194674Abstract: The invention relates in an embodiment to a glass substrate with increased weathering and chemical resistance where a surface bears a SiOxCy coating wherein the O/Si atomic ratio is comprised between 1.75 and 1.95 and the SiOxCy coating thickness is comprised between 10 nm and 80 nm. Other embodiments relate to glazings having a glass substrate where a surface bears a SiOxCy coating wherein the O/Si atomic ratio is comprised between 1.2 and 1.95 and the SiOxCy coating thickness is comprised between 10 nm and 80 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2016Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: AGC Glass EuropeInventors: Bruno COSIJNS, Eric TIXHON, Ingrid MARENNE
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Patent number: 9752799Abstract: A solar energy reflector (1) comprises a mirror (5) with no copper layer laminated to a supporting sheet (7) by means of a bonding material (6). The edges of the mirror (5) are provided, at least on a portion forming the major part of their height and closest to the metallic sheet, with an edge protection (8) made of a material comprising silicone, polyurethane and/or acrylic and the material forming the edge protection (8) is different from the bonding material (6).Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: AGC GLASS EUROPEInventors: Lionel Ventelon, Olivier Bouesnard, Bruno Cosijns
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Publication number: 20160273803Abstract: A solar energy reflector (1) comprises a mirror (5) with no copper layer laminated to a supporting sheet (7) by means of a bonding material (6). The edges of the mirror (5) are provided, at least on a portion forming the major part of their height and closest to the metallic sheet, with an edge protection (8) made of a material comprising silicone, polyurethane and/or acrylic and the material forming the edge protection (8) is different from the bonding material (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: AGC GLASS EUROPEInventors: Lionel VENTELON, Olivier BOUESNARD, Bruno COSIJNS
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Patent number: 9372284Abstract: Mirrors with no copper layer according to the present invention comprise a glass substrate, a silver coating layer provided at a surface of the glass substrate and at least two paint layers covering the silver coating layer, the outermost paint layer comprising a polyurethane resin based paint. They are characterized in that the paint layers are free of alkyd resin and in that the first paint layer closest to the silver coating layer has a thickness of at least 10 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: AGC GLASS EUROPEInventors: Lionel Ventelon, Bruno Cosijns
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Patent number: 9322575Abstract: A solar energy reflector (1) comprises a mirror (5) with no copper layer laminated to a supporting sheet (7) by means of a bonding material (6). The edges of the mirror (5) are provided, at least on a portion forming the major part of their height and closest to the metallic sheet, with an edge protection (8) made of a material comprising silicone, polyurethane and/or acrylic and the material forming the edge protection (8) is different from the bonding material (6).Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: AGC Glass EuropeInventors: Lionel Ventelon, Olivier Bouesnard, Bruno Cosijns
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Patent number: 8967815Abstract: A process for manufacturing mirrors with increased reflectance includes forming a silver layer on a surface of a glass substrate, during which the surface is contacted with a silvering solution, and painting at least one paint layer to cover the silver layer. Between forming the silver layer and the painting, the process includes reheating the silver layer to a temperature of at least 200° C.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2009Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: AGC Glass EuropeInventors: Lionel Ventelon, Bruno Cosijns, Pierre Boulager, Joseph Leclercq
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Publication number: 20140240858Abstract: The invention relates to a mirror including a glass substrate covered with a silver layer, which is in turn covered with at least one paint layer, wherein the intensity ratio of the crystallographic orientations (111)/(200) within the silver layer is less than 5.0. Said mirror is characterized in that the silver layer has a correlation length (CLz) (111), as measured by X-ray diffraction using the Scherrer method (i.e., using the Scherrer equation) of greater than 27.0 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: AGC GLASS EUROPEInventors: Nicolas Boucher, Nicolas Clement, Bruno Cosijns, Thomas Lambricht, Barbara De Maeyer, Joris Proost
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Publication number: 20130271864Abstract: Mirrors with no copper layer according to the present invention comprise a glass substrate, a silver coating layer provided at a surface of the glass substrate and at least two paint layers covering the silver coating layer, the outermost paint layer comprising a polyurethane resin based paint. They are characterised in that the paint layers are free of alkyd resin and in that the first paint layer closest to the silver coating layer has a thickness of at least 10 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: AGC GLASS EUROPEInventors: Lionel Ventelon, Bruno Cosijns
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Patent number: 8545031Abstract: Mirror consisting of a glass substrate having a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface carrying, in order, a silver coating layer and at least one base paint layer. The glass substrate, the silver coating layer, and the at least one base paint layer each have an edge portion having a rear facing surface arranged at an acute angle to the front surface of the mirror. An additional paint layer covers the entire surface of the base paint layer and the rear facing surfaces of the glass substrate and the silver coating layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2009Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: AGC Glass EuropeInventors: Lionel Ventelon, Olivier Bouesnard, Bruno Cosijns
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Publication number: 20110267713Abstract: Mirrors according to the present invention comprise a glass substrate (1) having a front surface (10) and a rear surface (11), said rear surface (11) carrying, in order, a silver coating layer (2) and at least one base paint layer (3); they are characterised in that the glass substrate (1), the silver coating layer (2) and the at least one base paint layer (3) have each an edge portion having a rear facing surface (51, 52, 53) arranged at an acute angle (?1, ?2, ?3) to the front surface of the mirror and in that they comprise an additional paint layer (4) covering substantially the whole surface of the at least one base paint layer (3) and the rear facing surfaces (51, 52, 53) of the glass substrate (1), silver coating layer (2) and at least one base paint layer (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2009Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: AGC Glass EuropeInventors: Lionel Ventelon, Olivier Bouesnard, Bruno Cosijns
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Publication number: 20110235203Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing mirrors and to mirrors produced in this manner. The process comprises a step fir forming a silver layer on a surface of a glass substrate, during which said surface is brought into contact with a silvering solution, and a painting step, during which the silver layer is covered by at least one paint layer. It is characterised by the fact that between the step for forming the silver layer and the painting step it comprises a step for reheating the silver layer to a temperature of at least 200° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: AGC GLASS EUROPEInventors: Lionel Ventelon, Bruno Cosijns, Pierre Boulager, Joseph Leclercq
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Publication number: 20110017202Abstract: A solar energy reflector (1) comprises a mirror (5) with no copper layer laminated to a supporting sheet (7) by means of a bonding material (6). The edges of the mirror (5) are provided, at least on a portion forming the major part of their height and closest to the metallic sheet, with an edge protection (8) made of a material comprising silicone, polyurethane and/or acrylic and the material forming the edge protection (8) is different from the bonding material (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: AGC Glass EuropeInventors: Lionel Ventelon, Olivier Bouesnard, Bruno Cosijns