Patents by Inventor Markus Heimhuber

Markus Heimhuber 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).

  • Composite pane and retaining structure with at least one composite pane of this type
    Patent number: 7654061
    Abstract: A composite pane (3) having at least two rigid (glass) plates (3.1, 3.2) and an intermediate layer (33) has flexible holding elements (4) which are positioned in the plane of the intermediate layer between the two rigid plates and extend over their outer edge, for securing the composite pane to a substructure or holding structure (1). According to the invention, flat sections of the holding elements (4) are inserted into corner and/or edge regions of the composite pane (4) and are provided with perforations (4P), and high-strength thin filaments (4F), fibres or woven strands are guided in looped form through or around these perforations (4P), in order thereby to form load-bearing parts of the flexible holding elements (4) which project outward out of the composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignees: Saint-Gobain Glass France, Josef Gartner GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Schaumberger, Franz Heger, Markus Heimhuber
  • Composite Pane and Retaining Structure with at Least One Composite Pane of This Type
    Publication number: 20070227096
    Abstract: A composite pane (3) having at least two rigid (glass) plates (3.1, 3.2) and an intermediate layer (33) has flexible holding elements (4) which are positioned in the plane of the intermediate layer between the two rigid plates and extend over their outer edge, for securing the composite pane to a substructure or holding structure (1). According to the invention, flat sections of the holding elements (4) are inserted into corner and/or edge regions of the composite pane (4) and are provided with perforations (4P), and high-strength thin filaments (4F), fibres or woven strands are guided in looped form through or around these perforations (4P), in order thereby to form load-bearing parts of the flexible holding elements (4) which project outward out of the composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Franz Schaumberger, Franz Heger, Markus Heimhuber