Patents by Inventor Christopher MARJAN

Christopher MARJAN 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).

  • Publication number: 20240110433
    Abstract: A spacer for insulating glass units, includes a hollow profile extending in the longitudinal direction and coextruded from a polymeric base material and a diffusion-barrier material, including a first side wall and a second side wall, a glazing interior wall connecting the side walls to one another; an outer wall arranged substantially parallel to the glazing interior wall and connecting the side walls to one another; a cavity enclosed by the side walls, the glazing interior and outer walls. The outer wall includes at least two layers of base material and at least two layers of diffusion-barrier material, a layer of base material is always arranged between two layers of diffusion-barrier material, the layers of base material and diffusion-barrier material extend in the longitudinal direction, and at least one layer of diffusion-barrier material in the outer wall extends from the first side wall to the second side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Florian CARRE, Christopher MARJAN, Erol Ertugrul SACU
  • Publication number: 20240052687
    Abstract: A spacer for insulating glazings includes a polymeric main body including first and second pane contact surfaces, a glazing interior surface, an outer surface and a hollow chamber. The first and second pane contact surfaces run opposite one another and parallel to one another. The glazing interior surface and the outer surface are connected to one another via the first pane contact surface and the second pane contact surface. The hollow chamber is enclosed by the glazing interior surface, the outer surface, the first pane contact surface, and the second pane contact surface. The outer surface has a first angled section adjacent the first pane contact surface and a second angled section adjacent the second pane contact surface. Each of the first and second angled sections assume an angle ? of 120° to 150° relative to the respective adjacent first pane contact surface and second pane contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Bianca BERGS, Walter SCHREIBER, Christopher MARJAN, Pierrick FLORIN
  • Patent number: 11783156
    Abstract: A glazing for a façade glazing, window, door, or interior room divider, includes a frame having a metallic first frame element, a metallic second frame element, and a connecting polymeric third frame element surrounding the frame elements at least in some sections and preferably completely, and a glazing unit arranged in the frame, wherein at least one RFID transponder is arranged on one of the inner faces of the frame, a strip-shaped coupling element is electromagnetically coupled to the RFID transponder, and the coupling element is galvanically or capacitively coupled, in at least one coupling region, to one of the metallic frame elements and preferably, in two coupling regions, to, in each case, one of the metallic frame elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Alicia Dröge, Thomas Holtstiege, Christopher Marjan, Christian Effertz
  • Patent number: 11713613
    Abstract: A corner connector for connecting two hollow profile spacers of insulating glazing units, includes a first leg and a second leg, which are connected to one another via a corner region, and a first electrical supply line, wherein the first leg and the second leg enclose an angle ?, where 45°<?<120°, the first leg, the second leg, and the corner region are formed in one piece, at least the corner region surrounds the first electrical supply line, and the first electrical supply line protrudes out of the corner region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Marcus Neander, Guenael Morvan, Christopher Marjan
  • Publication number: 20230184029
    Abstract: A spacer for insulated glazings includes a polymeric main body including two pane contact surfaces, a glazing interior surface, an outer surface, and a cavity, wherein the polymeric main body contains a thermoplastic polymer as a base material at a proportion of 30 wt.-% to 70 wt.-%, as an elastomeric additive, a thermoplastic elastomer, and/or a thermoplastic terpolymer having an elastomeric component at a proportion of 0.5 wt.-% to 20 wt.-% in total, and a reinforcing agent at a proportion of 20 wt.-% to 45 wt.-%, the thermoplastic polymer as a base material includes a styrene-based polymer, and the polymeric main body has a foamed pore structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Bianca BERGS, Christopher MARJAN, Markus STAHL-BIDINGER, Egbert SCHWERDT
  • Patent number: 11655670
    Abstract: An insulating glazing unit, includes at least two glass panes and a circumferential spacer profile between the at least two glass panes near edges of the at least two glass panes, for use in a window, a door, or a façade glazing, which has in each case an electrically conductive frame surrounding the edges of the insulating glazing, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element, and wherein the at least one RFID transponder is arranged at a corner of the insulating glazing unit, and wherein an end of the at least one RFID transponder pointing toward the nearest corner of the insulating glazing unit is not more than 30 cm from the nearest corner of the insulating glazing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Thomas Holtstiege, Alicia Dröge, Christian Effertz, Christopher Marjan
  • Publication number: 20230074877
    Abstract: A glazing includes a frame made of a metallic first frame element, a metallic second frame element, and a polymeric third frame element connecting the frame elements at least in some sections, a glazing unit arranged in the frame, and a RFID transponder having a dipole antenna or a slot antenna and an operating frequency f, wherein the frame surrounds the end faces of the glazing unit and, at the same time, covers the RFID transponder in the viewing direction through the glazing unit, a distance D between the center of the dipole antenna or the center of the slot antenna and the nearest adjacent corner of the glazing unit is from 40% to 100% of a vacuum wavelength lambda corresponding to the operating frequency f, and the RFID transponder is arranged on an interior-side surface of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Alicia DRÖGE, Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Christian EFFERTZ, Christopher MARJAN
  • Patent number: 11542747
    Abstract: A spacer for an insulating glazing, includes a main body, which is a main body A including a first pane contact surface, a second pane contact surface, a glazing interior surface, and an outer surface, or which is a main body B including a first pane contact surface, a second pane contact surface, a first glazing interior surface, a second glazing interior surface, a first inner lateral surface, a second inner lateral surface, and an outer surface, wherein the two inner lateral surfaces, together with the two glazing interior surfaces and the outer surface, form a groove for receiving a pane. The spacer has a screen panel made of an opaque material arranged on the glazing interior surface of the main body A or a screen panel arranged on one of the two glazing interior surfaces of the main body B and extending parallel to the two pane contact surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Marcus Neander, Christopher Marjan
  • Publication number: 20220356753
    Abstract: An insulating glazing unit, includes at least two glass panes and a circumferential spacer profile between the at least two glass panes near edges of the at least two glass panes, for use in a window, a door, or a façade glazing, which has in each case an electrically conductive frame surrounding the edges of the insulating glazing, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element, and wherein the at least one RFID transponder is arranged at a corner of the insulating glazing unit, and wherein an end of the at least one RFID transponder pointing toward the nearest corner of the insulating glazing unit is not more than 30 cm from the nearest corner of the insulating glazing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Alicia DRÖGE, Christian EFFERTZ, Christopher MARJAN
  • Patent number: 11492842
    Abstract: An insulating glazing includes at least one first pane element, at least one spacer, and at least one connector. 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. The connector has at least one first electrically conductive conductor element such that an electrical connection can be established between an external power source and the first pane element via the first conductor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Marcus Neander, Hans-Werner Kuster, Guenael Morvan, Nicholas Koren, Ariane Weissler, Christopher Marjan
  • Patent number: 11436466
    Abstract: An insulating glazing unit that has at least two glass panes and a circumferential spacer profile between them near their edges, for use in a window, a door, or a façade glazing, which has in each case a frame surrounding the edges of the insulating glazing, into which the insulating glazing is inserted using spacers, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element, wherein the a least one transponder is positioned at the edge or on the boundary edge of a glass pane such that, in the installed state of the window, door, or façade glazing, it is positioned on or above a spacer in the surrounding, in particular metallic, frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Thomas Holtstiege, Alicia Dröge, Christian Effertz, Christopher Marjan
  • Patent number: 11434688
    Abstract: An insulating glazing unit, includes at least two glass panes and a circumferential spacer profile between them near their edges, for use in a window, a door, or a façade glazing, which has in each case an electrically conductive frame surrounding the edges of the insulating glazing, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element, wherein the at least one transponder is arranged at a corner of the insulating glazing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Thomas Holtstiege, Alicia Dröge, Christian Effertz, Christopher Marjan
  • Publication number: 20220261612
    Abstract: A glazing for a façade glazing, window, door, or interior room divider, includes a frame having a metallic first frame element, a metallic second frame element, and a connecting polymeric third frame element surrounding the frame elements at least in some sections and preferably completely, and a glazing unit arranged in the frame, wherein at least one RFID transponder is arranged on one of the inner faces of the frame, a strip-shaped coupling element is electromagnetically coupled to the RFID transponder, and the coupling element is galvanically or capacitively coupled, in at least one coupling region, to one of the metallic frame elements and preferably, in two coupling regions, to, in each case, one of the metallic frame elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Alicia DRÖGE, Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Christopher MARJAN, Christian EFFERTZ
  • Patent number: 11414919
    Abstract: An insulating glazing unit has at least two glass panes and a circumferential spacer profile between them near their edges, for use in a window, a door, or a façade glazing, and which has in each case a frame, in particular a metallic frame, surrounding the edges of the insulating glazing, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element, wherein the at least one transponder is arranged on an inner surface of one of the glass panes in the spaced region between the spacer profile and the edge of the glass pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Thomas Holtstiege, Alicia Dröge, Christian Effertz, Christopher Marjan
  • Publication number: 20220243526
    Abstract: A spacer for insulated glass units includes a main body co-extruded from first and second plastics, the second plastic having lower thermal conductivity and higher flexibility than the first plastic. The main body includes first and second side walls arranged parallel to each other, a glazing interior wall connecting to the side walls, an outer wall, which is arranged substantially parallel to the glazing interior wall and connects the side walls to one another directly or via connecting walls, and a cavity, which is enclosed by the side walls, the glazing interior wall, and the outer wall or by the side walls, the glazing interior wall, the outer wall, and the connecting walls. The main body is designed as a hollow profile formed from the second plastic, in which hollow profile the first plastic is arranged, at least in some regions, on the inside directly adjacent the hollow profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Hans-Werner KUSTER, Christopher MARJAN, Walter SCHREIBER
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220025696
    Abstract: A façade glazing with a metal frame and an insulating glazing unit inserted into the frame, which unit has at least two glass panes and a spacer and sealing profile extending circumferentially therebetween close to their edges, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element and wherein the frame engages around the edges of the insulating glazing unit and, at the same time, covers the at least one RFID transponder in the through-vision direction (arrow A) through the glass panes, wherein at least one separate metal coupling element is inserted into the frame adjacent the transponder for coupling out and coupling in HF radiation transmitted via the transponder to the outside of the façade glazing and received from the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Alicia DRÖGE, Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Christopher MARJAN, Christian EFFERTZ
  • Publication number: 20220013881
    Abstract: An insulating glazing unit includes a spacer which is shaped around the periphery to form a spacer frame and delimits an inner region, a first glass pane, which is arranged on a pane contact surface of the spacer frame, and a second glass pane, which is arranged on a second pane contact surface of the spacer frame, and the glass panes project beyond the spacer frame and form an outer region, which is filled, at least in sections with a sealing element, wherein an RFID transponder is arranged in the outer region or in the outer edge region of the glass panes, and a strip-shaped coupling element is electromagnetically coupled to the RFID transponder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Alicia DRÖGE, Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Christopher MARJAN, Christian EFFERTZ
  • Patent number: 11168514
    Abstract: A spacer with an integrated ribbon cable for insulating glazings includes a main body including two pane contact surfaces, a glazing interior surface, an outer surface, a hollow chamber, and at least one ribbon cable on the outer surface, wherein the ribbon cable is materially bonded to the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Marcus Neander, Christopher Marjan, Hans-Werner Kuster, Guenael Morvan
  • Publication number: 20210246714
    Abstract: A spacer for an insulating glazing, includes a main body, which is a main body A including a first pane contact surface, a second pane contact surface, a glazing interior surface, and an outer surface, or which is a main body B including a first pane contact surface, a second pane contact surface, a first glazing interior surface, a second glazing interior surface, a first inner lateral surface, a second inner lateral surface, and an outer surface, wherein the two inner lateral surfaces, together with the two glazing interior surfaces and the outer surface, form a groove for receiving a pane. The spacer has a screen panel made of an opaque material arranged on the glazing interior surface of the main body A or a screen panel arranged on one of the two glazing interior surfaces of the main body B and extending parallel to the two pane contact surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Marcus NEANDER, Christopher MARJAN