Patents by Inventor Richard Giangiordano

Richard Giangiordano 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).

  • Insulating glass unit with structural primary sealant system
    Patent number: 6796102
    Abstract: An insulating glass unit including a first pane of glass, a second pane of glass, and a spacer system. The spacer system includes (i) a spacer positioned between an inner surface of the first pane of glass and an inner surface of the second pane of glass and (ii) a sealant system for adhering the inner surfaces of the glass panes to the spacer. The sealant system includes at least one sealant having (a) at least one thermoplastic hot-melt material having a melt temperature ranging from about 125° F. (51° C.) to about 250° F. (121° C.), and (b) at least one curable material. The sealant, when cured, forms a covalent bond between the spacer and the panes. The sealant has an initial hardness ranging from about 25 Shore A to about 450 Shore A and a post-cure hardness measured about 48 hours thereafter ranging from about 30 Shore A to about 50 Shore A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: PRC-DeSoto International, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Virnelson, Richard Giangiordano
  • Insulating glass unit with structural primary sealant system
    Publication number: 20020194813
    Abstract: An insulating glass unit including a first pane of glass, a second pane of glass, and a spacer system. The spacer system includes (i) a spacer positioned between an inner surface of the first pane of glass and an inner surface of the second pane of glass and (ii) a sealant system for adhering the inner surfaces of the glass panes to the spacer. The sealant system includes at least one sealant having (a) at least one thermoplastic hot-melt material having a melt temperature ranging from about 125° F. (51° C.) to about 250° F. (121° C.), and (b) at least one curable material. The sealant, when cured, forms a covalent bond between the spacer and the panes. The sealant has an initial hardness ranging from about 25 Shore A to about 450 Shore A and a post-cure hardness measured about 48 hours thereafter ranging from about 30 Shore A to about 50 Shore A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Applicant: PRC-DeSoto International, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Virnelson, Richard Giangiordano
  • Insulating glass unit with structural primary sealant system
    Patent number: 6457294
    Abstract: An insulating glass unit including a first pane of glass, a second pane of glass, and a spacer system. The spacer system includes (i) a spacer positioned between an inner surface of the first pane of glass and an inner surface of the second pane of glass and (ii) a sealant system for adhering the inner surfaces of the glass panes to the spacer. The sealant system includes at least one sealant having (a) at least one thermoplastic hot-melt material having a melt temperature ranging from about 125° F. (51° C.) to about 250° F. (121° C.), and (b) at least one curable material. The sealant, when cured, forms a covalent bond between the spacer and the panes. The sealant has an initial hardness ranging from about 25 Shore A to about 450 Shore A and a post-cure hardness measured about 48 hours thereafter ranging from about 30 Shore A to about 50 Shore A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: PRC-DeSoto International, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Virnelson, Richard Giangiordano