Patents by Inventor Rino Messer
Rino Messer 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).
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Patent number: 11499363Abstract: An insulating glazing includes a first pane having on an inner-side surface a coating and two busbars for contacting the coating, a second pane, a spacer, which extends peripherally around the first and second panes, two pane contact surfaces, a glazing interior surface, and an outer surface, wherein the first and second pane rest, respectively, against a first and a second pane contact surface of the spacer, an interior, which is enclosed between the first and the second pane, an outer interpane space adjacent the outer surface, in which an outer seal is inserted, and an electrical connection element for electrically contacting the coating having an outer and an inner end, whose outer end protrudes from the outer seal. The inner end of the connection element and one busbar are electrically connected and are arranged between the spacer and the first pane outside the interior formed peripherally by the spacer.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventor: Rino Messere
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Patent number: 10989975Abstract: A glazing including an electrochromic component and a coating coupled to the electrochromic component. In an embodiment the coating includes a non-transparent element. In a further embodiment, the non-transparent element includes a plurality of non-transparent elements. In another aspect, a method of displaying an image includes providing an electrochromic component and a coating coupled to the electrochromic component and projecting the image onto the coating from a light emitting source.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.Inventors: Rino Messere, Pascal Reutler, Bryan D. Greer, Jean-Christophe Giron
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Patent number: 10253549Abstract: An insulated glazing unit can include a spacer frame disposed between a first substrate from a second substrate and forming a portion of a sealed boundary and a flexible circuit extending through the sealed boundary. In an embodiment, the flexible circuit includes a flexible ribbon having a total length, LA, and an effective length, LE, and wherein LE is less than LA. In another embodiment, the flexible circuit includes an expandable portion adapted to expand a length of the flexible circuit to accommodate: relative movement between two or more portions of the insulated glazing unit, resizing of one or more portions of the insulated glazing unit, or any combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.Inventors: Rino Messere, Christian Müller, Robert J. Anglemier, Bryan D. Greer, Clifford Lee Taylor
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Patent number: 10190359Abstract: A double glazing having a first pane and a second pane, and a spacer between the first pane and the second pane is described. The spacer has a glazing interior surface, an external surface and two pane contact surfaces; a glazing interior bordered by the inner faces of the first pane and of the second pane and the glazing interior surface of the spacer; an external intermediate space between the panes adjacent to the first pane, the second pane, and the external surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventor: Rino Messere
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Patent number: 10167665Abstract: A spacer for insulating glazing units is described. The sealing arrangement includes a polymer base; which includes two pane contact surfaces, a glazing interior space surface and an outer surface and an extruded profiled seal on the outer surface, the extruded profiled seal and the polymer base being co-extruded.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2014Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Hans-Werner Kuster, Walter Schreiber, Rino Messere
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Patent number: 9448357Abstract: An illuminated window arrangement having insulating glazing is described. The illuminated window arrangement has: composite glass pane, at least one circumferential connection element between the composite glass pane and a lower pane, and LED housing fastened to a side edge of the lower pane, an LED printed circuit board fastened to the LED, an electrical connector fastened to the LED printed circuit board, and sheathing of the LED, the LED printed circuit board, and the electrical connector.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2012Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Marco Mueller, Rino Messere
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Patent number: 9222298Abstract: An insulating glazing with an electrical connection element is described. The insulating glazing having a first pane, and a second pane, a peripheral spacer between the first pane and the second pane, an inner insulation between the peripheral spacer and the first pane and between the peripheral spacer and the second pane, an outer insulation in an outer edge space between the first pane, the peripheral spacer, and the second pane, and a connected plug connection arrangement that has an inner plug connection between the first pane and the second pane, a central plug connection in the peripheral spacer, and an outer plug connection.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Marco Mueller, Karl-Heinz Paffen, Rino Messere, Manfred Gillissen, Andreas Kleinke, Andre Grote, Markus Hoppe
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Patent number: 9142945Abstract: An insulated glazing unit is provided. The unit includes a spacer frame separating a pair of substrates. The spacer frame has a length and a width transverse to the length. The unit further includes a conductive element passing through the width of the spacer frame. The unit further includes a first conductive component within the spacer frame. The first conductive component is in electrical communication with the conductive element. The conductive element is adapted for electrical communication with a second conductive component on a side of the width of the spacer frame opposite the first conductive component.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.Inventors: Mark O. Snyker, Jean-Christophe Giron, Bryan D. Greer, Jerome Korus, Rino Messere, Cliff Taylor
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Patent number: 8840982Abstract: The invention relates to a glass substrate (10) having a main face that exhibits a texture in relief having a depth of at least 1 mm, characterized in that said main face (11) is provided with a thin-film stack (100) having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2009Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Paul Roman, Rino Messere
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Publication number: 20140218934Abstract: An illuminated window arrangement having insulating glazing is described. The illuminated window arrangement has: composite glass pane, at least one circumferential connection element between the composite glass pane and a lower pane, and LED housing fastened to a side edge of the lower pane, an LED printed circuit board fastened to the LED, an electrical connector fastened to the LED printed circuit board, and sheathing of the LED, the LED printed circuit board, and the electrical connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Marco Mueller, Rino Messere
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Patent number: 8708521Abstract: A pane assembly having an illumination system, comprising at least: a pane, an LED light strip attached on the edge of the pane by a connecting piece wherein the LED light strip comprises at least an LED circuit board an LED, an electrical connecting cable, a polymer sheath of the LED circuit board, the LED and of the electrical connection cable and a reflector being arranged to the pane.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2010Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Marco Mueller, Rino Messere, Henning Haase
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Publication number: 20140099826Abstract: An insulating glazing with an electrical connection element is described. The insulating glazing having a first pane, and a second pane, a peripheral spacer between the first pane and the second pane, an inner insulation between the peripheral spacer and the first pane and between the peripheral spacer and the second pane, an outer insulation in an outer edge space between the first pane, the peripheral spacer, and the second pane, and a connected plug connection arrangement that has an inner plug connection between the first pane and the second pane, a central plug connection in the peripheral spacer, and an outer plug connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Inventors: Marco Mueller, Karl-Heinz Paffen, Rino Messer, Manfred Gillissen, Andreas Kleinke, Andre Grote, Markus Hoppe
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Publication number: 20140000191Abstract: An insulative separation element bridges first and second conductive spacer ends of a spacer frame of an active or insulated glazing unit. The insulative separation element includes first and second outer sections dimensioned for placement into the first and second conductive spacer ends. The insulative separation element includes an intermediate section connecting the first and second outer sections. The intermediate section has opposing first and second faces dimensioned for abutment with and insulative separation of the first and second spacer ends, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: SAGE Electrochromics, Inc.Inventors: Mark O. Snyker, Robert Anglemier, Bryan D. Greer, Rino Messere, Jerome Korus, Erik Bjornard
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Publication number: 20130319756Abstract: An insulated glazing unit is provided. The unit includes a spacer frame separating a pair of substrates. The spacer frame has a length and a width transverse to the length. The unit further includes a conductive element passing through the width of the spacer frame. The unit further includes a first conductive component within the spacer frame. The first conductive component is in electrical communication with the conductive element. The conductive element is adapted for electrical communication with a second conductive component on a side of the width of the spacer frame opposite the first conductive component.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: SAGE Electrochromics, Inc.Inventors: Mark O. Snyker, Jean-Christophe Giron, Robert Anglemier, Bryan D. Greer, Jerome Korus, Rino Messere, Cliff Taylor
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Patent number: 8318290Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate (1) which is equipped with a mastic (3) along at least part of the periphery thereof, said mastic comprising silicon-type components. The invention is characterized in that a barrier to the migration of the silicons (5, 7, 8) is disposed on the surface (2) of the substrate (1).Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Ronan Garrec, Rino Messere
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Publication number: 20110267816Abstract: A pane assembly having an illumination system, comprising at least: a) a pane (1) b) an LED light strip (2) attached on the edge of the pane (1) by a connecting piece (6), wherein the LED light strip (2) comprises at least: b.1) an LED circuit board (3), b.2) an LED (4), b.3) an electrical connecting cable (7) b.4) a polymer sheath (5) of the LED circuit board (3), the LED (4), and of the electrical connection cable (7) and c) a reflector (8) being arranged to the pane (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Inventors: Marco Mueller, Rino Messere, Henning Haase
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Patent number: 8044415Abstract: A luminous structure based on light-emitting diodes, which includes: a first dielectric element with a substantially plane main face associated with a first electrode; a second dielectric element with a substantially plane main face associated with a second electrode that faces the first electrode and lies in a different plane; at least a first light-emitting diode including a semiconductor chip including, on first and second opposed faces, first and second electrical contacts, the first electrical contact being electrically connected to the first electrode, the second electrical contact being electrically connected to the second electrode, and at least the first element at least partly transmitting radiation within the ultraviolet or in the visible.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Rino Messere, Philippe Armand
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Patent number: 8035882Abstract: The invention relates to an active device having variable energy/light transmission properties (100) comprising an active system (1, 12) between a protective substrate (2) and a protective cover (3), selected from an essentially inorganic electrochromic system, a light valve system, a liquid crystal system, a gasochromic system, a thermochromic system, means leakproof to liquid water and/or water vapor, a surround (50) made from at least one metal based part (5a, 5b) on the periphery of the device, the surround being assembled with the cover and with the substrate by assembling means (61? to 64?) forming at least part of the means leakproof to water vapor.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2007Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Xavier Fanton, Jean-Christophe Giron, Philippe Letocart, Rino Messere, Annabelle Andreau-Wiedenmaier, Manfred Gillissen, Karl-Heinz Paffen, Hermann Joeris
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Patent number: 7976916Abstract: A refrigerated display case having a transparent insulating glazing unit for displaying cold or frozen products. The glazing unit has an antifrosting absorbent layer that inhibits the formation of visible condensation or frost.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2005Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Saint-Gobain VitrageInventors: Luc-Michel Riblier, Hélène Grussaute Nghiem, Rino Messere, Anne-Sophie Hebert, Jean-Michel Florentin
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Publication number: 20110135880Abstract: The invention relates to a glass substrate (10) having a main face that exhibits a texture in relief having a depth of at least 1 mm, characterized in that said main face (11) is provided with a thin-film stack (100) having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2009Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Paul Roman, Rino Messere