Patents by Inventor Karl Ricks

Karl Ricks 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: 9810016
    Abstract: A spacer profile for an insulating glazing unit for maintaining a space between glazing panes includes a profile body formed from a first heat insulating material that has, viewed in a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction, outer side walls extending in a height direction and that has a distance in a transverse direction smaller than a first width, each side wall having an inner protrusion protruding towards the opposite side wall into a recess which is open to the inner side, and a diffusion barrier film made from a second material and firmly bonded with the profile body and, viewed in the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, extending over the profile body on the outer side of the spacer profile and continuous thereto in the height direction on the outside of the side walls and/or in the same to a second height and into the protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignees: TECHNOFORM GLASS INSULATION HOLDING GMBH, PELLINI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alessandro Pellini, Giovanni Nicolosi, Karl Ricks, Matteo Dolcera
  • Publication number: 20150292258
    Abstract: A spacer profile for an insulating glazing unit for maintaining a space between glazing panes includes a profile body formed from a first heat insulating material that has, viewed in a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction, outer side walls extending in a height direction and that has a distance in a transverse direction smaller than a first width, each side wall having an inner protrusion protruding towards the opposite side wall into a recess which is open to the inner side, and a diffusion barrier film made from a second material and firmly bonded with the profile body and, viewed in the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, extending over the profile body on the outer side of the spacer profile and continuous thereto in the height direction on the outside of the side walls and/or in the same to a second height and into the protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicants: PELLINI S.P.A., TECHNOFORM GLASS INSULATION HOLDING GMBH
    Inventors: Alessandro Pellini, Giovanni Nicolosi, Karl Ricks, Matteo Dolcera
  • Patent number: 8292442
    Abstract: The invention relates to a simple Fresnel structure that can be produced automatically and easily, and can be used for broad application in the use of solar energy or as a reflector in the lighting industry. A Fresnel mirror according to the invention for the directed reflection of light is made of a flat carrier part (10) having a Fresnel structure (20) on the upper side thereof, wherein the individual steps (21, 22, 23) of the Fresnel structure (20) have a reflective surface as an active surface (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Erbslöh Aluminium GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Ricks, Bernd Fausten
  • Publication number: 20100309569
    Abstract: The invention relates to a simple Fresnel structure that can be produced automatically and easily, and can be used for broad application in the use of solar energy or as a reflector in the lighting industry. A Fresnel mirror according to the invention for the directed reflection of light is made of a flat carrier part (10) having a Fresnel structure (20) on the upper side thereof, wherein the individual steps (21, 22, 23) of the Fresnel structure (20) have a reflective surface as an active surface (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Karl Ricks, Bernd Fausten
  • Publication number: 20060037262
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spacer for panes (20) of multilayer insulation glazings, particularly for use in windows, doors, or similar. Said spacer consists of a hollow profile that is filled with a moisture-absorbing material. In order to obtain a good seal with a low quantity of sealant in the peripheral bond, the spacer is provided with webs (3) which protrude from the rear wall (5) of the hollow profile. Such a web (3) delimits a space (24) for receiving a sealant along with a disk that is adjacent to said web (3). No sealant needs to be applied to the outer surface (17) of the rear wall (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Marko Siebert, Jurgen Kunesch, Karl Ricks