Patents by Inventor Lance Altizer

Lance Altizer 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).

  • Electrical connections for supplying power to insulating glass unit interiors, and/or associated methods
    Patent number: 11513337
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to an insulating glass (IG) unit. A spacer is interposed between first and second substrates. The spacer helps maintain the substrates in substantially parallel spaced apart relation to one another, and helps define a cavity therebetween. First and second exterior surfaces of the spacer face interior surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively. Third and fourth exterior surface of the spacer face towards and away from the cavity, respectively. A membrane is provided over at least a part of the fourth exterior surface of the spacer. A pin protrudes through holes in the third and fourth exterior surfaces of the spacer, and through the membrane. The pin is formed from an electrically conducting material. A structural seal for the IG unit is provided external to the spacer and at least partially surrounds a portion of the pin that protrudes through the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC
    Inventors: John Matuszewski, Lance Altizer
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO INSULATING GLASS UNIT INTERIORS, AND/OR ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20220019075
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to an insulating glass (IG) unit. A spacer is interposed between first and second substrates. The spacer helps maintain the substrates in substantially parallel spaced apart relation to one another, and helps define a cavity therebetween. First and second exterior surfaces of the spacer face interior surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively. Third and fourth exterior surface of the spacer face towards and away from the cavity, respectively. A membrane is provided over at least a part of the fourth exterior surface of the spacer. A pin protrudes through holes in the third and fourth exterior surfaces of the spacer, and through the membrane. The pin is formed from an electrically conducting material. A structural seal for the IG unit is provided external to the spacer and at least partially surrounds a portion of the pin that protrudes through the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC
    Inventors: John Matuszewski, Lance Altizer