Patents by Inventor Michael William Sullivan

Michael William Sullivan 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).

  • Spacer bar for a multiple panel glazing unit and method of making a spacer bar and a multiple panel glazing unit
    Patent number: 9074415
    Abstract: A multiple panel glazing unit including at least two glass spacer bars (2) of toughened glass each having, optionally, opposite sides that are chamfered towards a common end surface (8) and which are sealed to the glass panels (22, 24) of multiple panel glazing unit by a transparent or translucent sealant (38). The use of toughened glass spacers allows the manufacture of multiple panel glazing units to meet given operating requirements, e.g. the ability to withstand externally applied forces such as varying differential air pressure of a given magnitude across the unit, with a smaller inter-glazing panel spacing than if glass spacers that are not toughened are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventors: Gary Paul Beresford, Michael William Sullivan
  • SPACER BAR FOR A MULTIPLE PANEL GLAZING UNIT AND METHOD OF MAKING A SPACER BAR AND A MULTIPLE PANEL GLAZING UNIT
    Publication number: 20120090253
    Abstract: A multiple panel glazing unit including at least two glass spacer bars (2) of toughened glass each having, optionally, opposite sides that are chamfered towards a common end surface (8) and which are sealed to the glass panels (22, 24) of multiple panel glazing unit by a transparent or translucent sealant (38). The use of toughened glass spacers allows the manufacture of multiple panel glazing units to meet given operating requirements, e.g. the ability to withstand externally applied forces such as varying differential air pressure of a given magnitude across the unit, with a smaller inter-glazing panel spacing than if glass spacers that are not toughened are used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Gary Paul Beresford, Michael William Sullivan