Patents by Inventor Roland C. Thielsch

Roland C. Thielsch 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 crack-resistant low-emissivity suspended film
    Patent number: 8728636
    Abstract: A low-e insulating glass unit has a suspended, coated IR reflecting polymer sheet under tension, e.g. from heat shrinkage. The polymer sheet is coated with a multilayer stack of dielectric and metallic layers, including at least one silver layer deposited upon a zinc oxide seed layer that is at most 15 nm thickness. The use of zinc oxide ensures good seeding for high quality silver layer growth, thereby providing low emissivity. The thinness of the zinc oxide ensures that it resists cracking when the polymer sheet is tensioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Southwall Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Ronny Kleinhempel, Julius G. Kozak, Roland C. Thielsch, Richard T. Wipfler, Christian H. Stoessel, Lee C. Boman
  • INSULATING GLASS UNIT WITH CRACK-RESISTANT LOW-EMISSIVITY SUSPENDED FILM
    Publication number: 20130260062
    Abstract: A low-e insulating glass unit has a suspended, coated IR reflecting polymer sheet under tension, e.g. from heat shrinkage. The polymer sheet is coated with a multilayer stack of dielectric and metallic layers, including at least one silver layer deposited upon a zinc oxide seed layer that is at most 15 nm thickness. The use of zinc oxide ensures good seeding for high quality silver layer growth, thereby providing low emissivity. The thinness of the zinc oxide ensures that it resists cracking when the polymer sheet is tensioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Southwall Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Ronny Kleinhempel, Julius G. Kozak, Roland C. Thielsch, Richard T. Wipfler, Christian H. Stoessel, Lee C. Boman
  • Insulating glass unit with crack-resistant low-emissivity suspended film
    Patent number: 8530011
    Abstract: A low-e insulating glass unit has a suspended, coated IR reflecting polymer sheet under tension, e.g. from heat shrinkage. The polymer sheet is coated with a multilayer stack of dielectric and metallic layers, including at least one silver layer deposited upon a zinc oxide seed layer that is at most 15 nm thickness. The use of zinc oxide ensures good seeding for high quality silver layer growth, thereby providing low emissivity. The thinness of the zinc oxide ensures that it resists cracking when the polymer sheet is tensioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Southwall Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Ronny Kleinhempel, Julius G. Kozak, Roland C. Thielsch, Richard T. Wipfler, Christian H. Stoessel, Lee C. Boman
  • INSULATING GLASS UNIT WITH CRACK-RESISTANT LOW-EMISSIVITY SUSPENDED FILM
    Publication number: 20120148863
    Abstract: A low-e insulating glass unit has a suspended, coated IR reflecting polymer sheet under tension, e.g. from heat shrinkage. The polymer sheet is coated with a multilayer stack of dielectric and metallic layers, including at least one silver layer deposited upon a zinc oxide seed layer that is at most 15 nm thickness. The use of zinc oxide ensures good seeding for high quality silver layer growth, thereby providing low emissivity. The thinness of the zinc oxide ensures that it resists cracking when the polymer sheet is tensioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ronny Kleinhempel, Julius G. Kozak, Roland C. Thielsch, Richard T. Wipfler, Christian H. Stoessel, Lee C. Boman