Patents by Inventor Scott A. Jewhurst

Scott A. Jewhurst 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: 10745798
    Abstract: A coated article includes a silver (Ag) based infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) on a glass substrate that is provided adjacent to and contacting at least one metallic or substantially metallic zinc (Zn) inclusive barrier layer in order to improve chemical durability characteristics of the low-E coating. In certain example embodiments, the silver based layer may be sandwiched between first and second metallic or substantially metallic barrier layers of or including zinc. The IR reflecting layer(s) and zinc based barrier layer(s) are part of a low emissivity (low-E) coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC.
    Inventors: Brent Boyce, Yiwei Lu, Guowen Ding, Guizhen Zhang, Daniel Lee, Daniel Schweigert, Cesar Clavero, Scott Jewhurst, Minh Le
  • Patent number: 10731244
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating supported by a glass substrate. The low-E coating includes at least one silver (Ag) based infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) that is provided adjacent to and contacting at least one protective metallic or substantially metallic doped silver layer in order to improve chemical durability characteristics of the low-E coating. The silver based IR reflecting layer and adjacent protective doped silver layer are part of a low emissivity (low-E) coating, and may be sandwiched between at least transparent dielectric layers. A barrier layer including Ni and/or Cr may be provided over and directly contacting the protective doped silver layer in order to further improve durability of the low-E coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Guardian Glass, LLC
    Inventors: Yiwei Lu, Brent Boyce, Guowen Ding, Scott Jewhurst, Cesar Clavero, Daniel Schweigert, Guizhen Zhang, Daniel Lee
  • Publication number: 20200190657
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating supported by a glass substrate. The low-E coating includes at least one silver (Ag) based infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) that is provided adjacent to and contacting at least one protective metallic or substantially metallic doped silver layer in order to improve chemical durability characteristics of the low-E coating. The silver based IR reflecting layer and adjacent protective doped silver layer are part of a low emissivity (low-E) coating, and may be sandwiched between at least transparent dielectric layers. A barrier layer including Ni and/or Cr may be provided over and directly contacting the protective doped silver layer in order to further improve durability of the low-E coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Guardian Glass, LLC
    Inventors: Yiwei LU, Brent BOYCE, Guowen DING, Scott JEWHURST, Cesar CLAVERO, Daniel SCHWEIGERT, Guizhen ZHANG, Daniel LEE
  • Patent number: 10584409
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating having at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver, gold, or the like, and at least one high refractive index layer of or including titanium oxide and at least one additional metal. A doped titanium oxide layer(s) is designed and deposited in a manner so as to be amorphous or substantially amorphous (as opposed to crystalline) in the low-E coating, so as to better withstand optional heat treatment (HT) such as thermal tempering and reduce haze. The high index layer may be a transparent dielectric high index layer in preferred embodiments, which may be provided for antireflection purposes and/or color adjustment purposes, in addition to having thermal stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC.
    Inventors: Guizhen Zhang, Daniel Schweigert, Guowen Ding, Daniel Lee, Cesar Clavero, Scott Jewhurst, Gaurav Saraf, Minh Le, Nestor P. Murphy, Marcus Frank
  • Patent number: 10526692
    Abstract: Coated articles include two or more functional infrared (IR) reflecting layers optionally sandwiched between at least dielectric layers. The dielectric layers may be of or including silicon nitride or the like. At least one of the IR reflecting layers is of or including zirconium nitride (e.g., ZrN) and at least another of the IR reflecting layers is of or including indium-tin-oxide (ITO).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC
    Inventors: Yiwei Lu, Guowen Ding, Cesar Clavero, Daniel Schweigert, Guizhen Zhang, Scott Jewhurst, Daniel Lee
  • Publication number: 20190360088
    Abstract: Coated articles include two or more functional infrared (IR) reflecting layers optionally sandwiched between at least dielectric layers. The dielectric layers may be of or including silicon nitride or the like. At least one of the IR reflecting layers is of or including zirconium nitride (e.g., ZrN) and at least another of the IR reflecting layers is of or including indium-tin-oxide (ITO).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC
    Inventors: Yiwei LU, Guowen DING, Cesar CLAVERO, Daniel SCHWEIGERT, Guizhen ZHANG, Scott JEWHURST, Daniel Lee
  • Patent number: 10479053
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating having at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver, gold, or the like, and at least one high refractive index layer of or including titanium oxide and at least one additional metal. A doped titanium oxide layer(s) is designed and deposited in a manner so as to be amorphous or substantially amorphous (as opposed to crystalline) in the low-E coating, so as to better withstand optional heat treatment (HT) such as thermal tempering and reduce haze. The high index layer may be a transparent dielectric high index layer in preferred embodiments, which may be provided for antireflection purposes and/or color adjustment purposes, in addition to having thermal stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC
    Inventors: Guizhen Zhang, Daniel Schweigert, Guowen Ding, Daniel Lee, Cesar Clavero, Scott Jewhurst, Gaurav Saraf, Minh Le, Nestor P. Murphy, Marcus Frank
  • Patent number: 10480058
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating supported by a glass substrate. The low-E coating includes at least one silver (Ag) based infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) that is provided adjacent to and contacting at least one protective metallic or substantially metallic doped silver layer in order to improve chemical durability characteristics of the low-E coating. The silver based IR reflecting layer and adjacent protective doped silver layer are part of a low emissivity (low-E) coating, and may be sandwiched between at least transparent dielectric layers. A barrier layer including Ni and/or Cr may be provided over and directly contacting the protective doped silver layer in order to further improve durability of the low-E coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC.
    Inventors: Yiwei Lu, Brent Boyce, Guowen Ding, Scott Jewhurst, Cesar Clavero, Daniel Schweigert, Guizhen Zhang, Daniel Lee
  • Publication number: 20190276928
    Abstract: A coated article includes a silver (Ag) based infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) on a glass substrate that is provided adjacent to and contacting at least one metallic or substantially metallic zinc (Zn) inclusive barrier layer in order to improve chemical durability characteristics of the low-E coating. In certain example embodiments, the silver based layer may be sandwiched between first and second metallic or substantially metallic barrier layers of or including zinc. The IR reflecting layer(s) and zinc based barrier layer(s) are part of a low emissivity (low-E) coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brent BOYCE, Yiwei LU, Guowen DING, Guizhen ZHANG, Daniel LEE, Daniel SCHWEIGERT, Cesar CLAVERO, Scott JEWHURST, Minh LE
  • Patent number: 10392689
    Abstract: Coated articles include two or more functional infrared (IR) reflecting layers optionally sandwiched between at least dielectric layers. The dielectric layers may be of or including silicon nitride or the like. At least one of the IR reflecting layers is of or including zirconium nitride (e.g., ZrN) and at least another of the IR reflecting layers is of or including indium-tin-oxide (ITO).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC
    Inventors: Yiwei Lu, Guowen Ding, Cesar Clavero, Daniel Schweigert, Guizhen Zhang, Scott Jewhurst, Daniel Lee
  • Publication number: 20190226077
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating having at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver, gold, or the like, and at least one high refractive index layer of or including titanium oxide and at least one additional metal. A doped titanium oxide layer(s) is designed and deposited in a manner so as to be amorphous or substantially amorphous (as opposed to crystalline) in the low-E coating, so as to better withstand optional heat treatment (HT) such as thermal tempering and reduce haze. The high index layer may be a transparent dielectric high index layer in preferred embodiments, which may be provided for antireflection purposes and/or color adjustment purposes, in addition to having thermal stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Guizhen ZHANG, Daniel SCHWEIGERT, Guowen DING, Daniel LEE, Cesar CLAVERO, Scott JEWHURST, Gaurav SARAF, Minh LE, Nestor P. MURPHY, Marcus FRANK
  • Patent number: 10343948
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating having at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver, gold, or the like, and a plurality of high refractive index dielectric layers of or including a nitride of Zr and Al. In certain example embodiments, the high refractive index dielectric layers of or including a nitride of Zr and Al may be amorphous or substantially amorphous so as to allow the low-E coating to better withstand optional heat treatment (HT) such as thermal tempering. In certain example embodiments, the low-E coating may be used in applications such as monolithic or insulating glass (IG) window unit, vehicle windows, of the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Guardian Glass, LLC
    Inventors: Guowen Ding, Guizhen Zhang, Daniel Schweigert, Daniel Lee, Scott Jewhurst, Cesar Clavero, Minh Le, Brent Boyce
  • Publication number: 20190203340
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating supported by a glass substrate. The low-E coating includes at least one silver (Ag) based infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) that is provided adjacent to and contacting at least one protective metallic or substantially metallic doped silver layer in order to improve chemical durability characteristics of the low-E coating. The silver based IR reflecting layer and adjacent protective doped silver layer are part of a low emissivity (low-E) coating, and may be sandwiched between at least transparent dielectric layers. A barrier layer including Ni and/or Cr may be provided over and directly contacting the protective doped silver layer in order to further improve durability of the low-E coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Yiwei LU, Brent BOYCE, Guowen DING, Scott JEWHURST, Cesar CLAVERO, Daniel SCHWEIGERT, Guizhen ZHANG, Daniel LEE
  • Publication number: 20190184685
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating having at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver, gold, or the like, and at least one high refractive index layer of or including titanium oxide and at least one additional metal. A doped titanium oxide layer(s) is designed and deposited in a manner so as to be amorphous or substantially amorphous (as opposed to crystalline) in the low-E coating, so as to better withstand optional heat treatment (HT) such as thermal tempering and reduce haze. The high index layer may be a transparent dielectric high index layer in preferred embodiments, which may be provided for antireflection purposes and/or color adjustment purposes, in addition to having thermal stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Guizhen Zhang, Daniel Schweigert, Guowen Ding, Daniel Lee, Cesar Clavero, Scott Jewhurst, Gaurav Saraf, Minh Le, Nestor P. Murphy, Marcus Frank
  • Patent number: 10287673
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating having at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver, gold, or the like, and at least one yttrium (Y) inclusive high index nitrided dielectric layer. In certain example embodiments, the yttrium inclusive high index nitrided dielectric layer(s) may be of or include one or more of YZrSiAlN, YZrSiN, YSiN, and/or YSiAlN. The high index layer may be a transparent dielectric high index layer, with a high refractive index (n) and low k value, in preferred embodiments and may be provided for antireflection purposes and/or visible transmission purposes, and/or for improving thermal stability. In certain example embodiments, the low-E coating may be used in applications such as monolithic or insulating glass (IG) window units, vehicle windows, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Guardian Glass, LLC
    Inventors: Cesar Clavero, Guowen Ding, Daniel Lee, Scott Jewhurst, Daniel Schweigert, Gaurav Saraf, Guizhen Zhang, Minh Le, Marcus Frank, Nestor P. Murphy
  • Patent number: 10266937
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating having at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver, gold, or the like, and at least one hafnium (Hf) inclusive high index nitrided dielectric layer. In certain example embodiments, the hafnium inclusive high index nitrided dielectric layer(s) may be of or include one or more of HfSiAlN, HfZrSiAlN, HfSiN, HfAlN, and/or HfAlZrN. The high index layer may be a transparent dielectric high index layer, with a high refractive index (n) and/or low k value. In example embodiments, the low-E coating may be used in applications such as monolithic or insulating glass (IG) window units, vehicle windows, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Guardian Glass, LLC
    Inventors: Guowen Ding, Daniel Schweigert, Albert Lee, Daniel Lee, Scott Jewhurst, Guizhen Zhang, Gaurav Saraf, Minh Le, Marcus Frank
  • Publication number: 20190084873
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating having at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver, gold, or the like, and a plurality of high refractive index dielectric layers of or including a nitride of Zr and Al. In certain example embodiments, the high refractive index dielectric layers of or including a nitride of Zr and Al may be amorphous or substantially amorphous so as to allow the low-E coating to better withstand optional heat treatment (HT) such as thermal tempering. In certain example embodiments, the low-E coating may be used in applications such as monolithic or insulating glass (IG) window unit, vehicle windows, of the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Guowen DING, Guizhen ZHANG, Daniel SCHWEIGERT, Daniel LEE, Scott JEWHURST, Cesar CLAVERO, Minh LE, Brent BOYCE
  • Patent number: 10233531
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating supported by a glass substrate. The low-E coating includes at least one silver (Ag) based infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) that is provided adjacent to and contacting at least one protective metallic or substantially metallic doped silver layer in order to improve chemical durability characteristics of the low-E coating. The silver based IR reflecting layer and adjacent protective doped silver layer are part of a low emissivity (low-E) coating, and may be sandwiched between at least transparent dielectric layers. A barrier layer including Ni and/or Cr may be provided over and directly contacting the protective doped silver layer in order to further improve durability of the low-E coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Guardian Glass, LLC
    Inventors: Yiwei Lu, Brent Boyce, Guowen Ding, Scott Jewhurst, Cesar Clavero, Daniel Schweigert, Guizhen Zhang, Daniel Lee
  • Patent number: 10233532
    Abstract: A coated article includes a silver (Ag) based infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) on a glass substrate that is provided adjacent to and contacting at least one metallic or substantially metallic zinc (Zn) inclusive barrier layer in order to improve chemical durability characteristics of the low-E coating. In certain example embodiments, the silver based layer may be sandwiched between first and second metallic or substantially metallic barrier layers of or including zinc. The IR reflecting layer(s) and zinc based barrier layer(s) are part of a low emissivity (low-E) coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Guardian Glass, LLC
    Inventors: Brent Boyce, Yiwei Lu, Guowen Ding, Guizhen Zhang, Daniel Lee, Daniel Schweigert, Cesar Clavero, Scott Jewhurst, Minh Le
  • Patent number: 10227819
    Abstract: Example embodiments of this invention relate to a coated article having a low-E coating including at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of silver that is doped with a material such as SiAl, SiZn, or SiZnCu. The IR reflecting layer(s) is part of a low-E coating, and may be sandwiched between at least transparent dielectric layers. A silver based IR reflecting layer doped in such a manner for example provides for improved corrosion resistance and chemical durability of the layer and the overall coating, and improved stability such as reduced haze upon optional heat treatment (HT), while maintaining good optical properties, compared to an Ag IR reflecting layer that is not doped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Guardian Glass, LLC
    Inventors: Yiwei Lu, Brent Boyce, Guizhen Zhang, Guowen Ding, Daniel Schweigert, Scott Jewhurst, Daniel Lee, Cesar Clavero, Minh Le