Patents by Inventor Peter Masschelein

Peter Masschelein 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: 11659630
    Abstract: An electrically heatable glazing panel including a substrate and at least a first electrically heatable zone including: (i) a substantially transparent, electrically conductive coating layer, (ii) at least first and second spaced bus bars substantially parallel and configured to supply electrical voltage across the substantially transparent, electrically conductive coating layer, and (iii) a conductive pathway defined between the at least the first and the second busbars. The glazing panel further includes a conductive pathway provided by a pattern of coated and decoated regions in the substantially transparent electrically conductive coating layer of electrically heatable zone to affect electrical resistivity of the coating in the first electrically heatable coated zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Peter Masschelein, Romain Dacquin
  • Patent number: 10710339
    Abstract: A laminated automotive glazing unit including two glass sheets joined by a thermoplastic interlayer sheet, a system of conductive layers applied to one of the sheets, and including on an edge of the same sheet a substantially opaque masking strip, making contact with the glass sheet, the system of conductive layers covering at least partially the masking strip. The glazing unit further includes busbars for supplying electrical power, the busbars making contact with the layer system in the portion covering the masking strip. The masking strip includes a set of layers that absorb visible radiation, the layers being formed by cathodic sputtering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Jacques Dumont, Peter Masschelein, Jean-Michel Depauw
  • Patent number: 10455645
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laminated motor vehicle glass panel which consists of two glass sheets joined by means of an intermediate sheet, the glass panel comprising a system of heated layers which is applied to one of the sheets and, to the edge of the same sheet, a substantially opaque masking strip, in contact with the glass sheet, the system of heated conductive layers at least partially covering the masking strip. The glass panel further comprises power supply busbars in contact with the system of layers in the portion covering the masking strip, characterized in that the masking strip has a roughness no greater than 0.5? and preferably no greater than 0.1?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Inventors: Peter Masschelein, Zoltan Kazik
  • Patent number: 10098186
    Abstract: A heated laminated windscreen including two sheets of glass joined by an inserted sheet, and including a system of conductive layers covering most of a surface of one glass sheet of the windscreen. The system is electrically powered by busbars at a top and bottom of the windscreen, with windows which are devoid of layers arranged at the top in the middle of the windscreen. The windscreen further including at least one additional busbar arranged laterally on edges and at the top of the windscreen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Laurent Goutiere, Peter Masschelein
  • Publication number: 20180098386
    Abstract: An electrically heatable glazing panel including a substrate and at least a first electrically heatable zone including: (i) a substantially transparent, electrically conductive coating layer, (ii) at least first and second spaced bus bars substantially parallel and configured to supply electrical voltage across the substantially transparent, electrically conductive coating layer, and (iii) a conductive pathway defined between the at least the first and the second busbars. The glazing panel further includes a conductive pathway provided by a pattern of coated and decoated regions in the substantially transparent electrically conductive coating layer of electrically heatable zone to affect electrical resistivity of the coating in the first electrically heatable coated zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Peter MASSCHELEIN, Romain DACQUIN
  • Patent number: 9806398
    Abstract: A window assembly includes a substrate with an electrically conductive transparent layer that defines an area having a periphery. An outer region devoid of the transparent layer is defined adjacent to and along the periphery. An elongated antenna element is disposed in the outer region. A feeding element couples to the antenna element for energizing the antenna element. The area of the transparent layer defines at least two protrusions being spaced apart from one another and extending integrally from the area and into the outer region. The antenna element abuts and is in direct electrical contact with the at least two protrusions. The feeding element couples to the antenna element at a location between the at least two protrusions or at one of the at least two protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignees: AGC AUTOMOTIVE AMERICAS R&D, INC., AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Kenichiro Shimo, Peter Masschelein, Romain Dacquin, Fredrick M. Schaible, Jun Noda, Jesus Gedde, Tatuo Yajima
  • Publication number: 20170210096
    Abstract: A laminated automotive glazing unit including two glass sheets joined by a thermoplastic interlayer sheet, a system of conductive layers applied to one of the sheets, and including on an edge of the same sheet a substantially opaque masking strip, making contact with the glass sheet, the system of conductive layers covering at least partially the masking strip. The glazing unit further includes busbars for supplying electrical power, the busbars making contact with the layer system in the portion covering the masking strip. The masking strip includes a set of layers that absorb visible radiation, the layers being formed by cathodic sputtering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Jacques DUMONT, Peter MASSCHELEIN, Jean-Michel DEPAUW
  • Publication number: 20170135160
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laminated motor vehicle glass panel which consists of two glass sheets joined by means of an intermediate sheet, the glass panel comprising a system of heated layers which is applied to one of the sheets and, to the edge of the same sheet, a substantially opaque masking strip, in contact with the glass sheet, the system of heated conductive layers at least partially covering the masking strip. The glass panel further comprises power supply busbars in contact with the system of layers in the portion covering the masking strip, characterised in that the masking strip has a roughness no greater than 0.5? and preferably no greater than 0.1?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: AGC Glass Europe
    Inventors: Peter MASSCHELEIN, Zoltan KAZIK
  • Publication number: 20160316521
    Abstract: A heated laminated windscreen including two sheets of glass joined by an inserted sheet, and including a system of conductive layers covering most of a surface of one glass sheet of the windscreen. The system is electrically powered by busbars at a top and bottom of the windscreen, with windows which are devoid of layers arranged at the top in the middle of the windscreen. The windscreen further including at least one additional busbar arranged laterally on edges and at the top of the windscreen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Agc Glass Europe
    Inventors: Laurent GOUTIERE, Peter MASSCHELEIN
  • Publication number: 20160254586
    Abstract: A window assembly includes a substrate with an electrically conductive transparent layer that defines an area having a periphery. An outer region devoid of the transparent layer is defined adjacent to and along the periphery. An elongated antenna element is disposed in the outer region. A feeding element couples to the antenna element for energizing the antenna element. The area of the transparent layer defines at least two protrusions being spaced apart from one another and extending integrally from the area and into the outer region. The antenna element abuts and is in direct electrical contact with the at least two protrusions. The feeding element couples to the antenna element at a location between the at least two protrusions or at one of the at least two protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Kenichiro Shimo, Peter Masschelein, Romain Dacquin, Fredrick M. Schaible, Jun Noda, Jesus Gedde, Tatuo Yajima