Patents by Inventor Thibault DE RYCKE

Thibault DE RYCKE 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: 11952832
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vacuum insulated glazing unit, to the use thereof and to a method of manufacturing such a unit. The vacuum insulated glazing comprises a first glass pane, having a first interior major surface and a first exterior major surface and a second glass pane having a second interior major surface and second exterior major surface, the glass panes being arranged in parallel with said interior major surfaces facing each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Karsten Hansgaard Nielsen, Simon Johnsen, Søren Vejling Andersen, Thibault De Rycke
  • Publication number: 20230015338
    Abstract: Method for the production of a vacuum insulated glazing unit with more than two panes and a vacuum insulated glazing unit with more than two panes. In one example a triple pane vacuum insulated glazing assembly is fused and the cavity is backfilled during cooling whereby the centre pane temperature may be lowered. This has the advantage of keeping the stresses below the failure boundaries and enabling faster production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Thibault DE RYCKE, Simon JOHNSEN, Søren Vejling ANDERSEN
  • Publication number: 20220074261
    Abstract: A vacuum insulated glazing unit and related methods, the unit including a first glass pane and a second glass pane with inner surfaces opposing each other, a side seal material positioned between edges of the glass panes thereby forming a sealed cavity having a cavity pressure between the first glass pane and the second glass pane, a number of spacers positioned between the first glass pane and the second glass pane inside the sealed cavity, and at least one getter having a surface with an increased surface area obtained by laser ablation with a pulsed laser emitting pulses with a pulse length of 500 picosecond or shorter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Søren Vejling ANDERSEN, Thibault DE RYCKE, Simon JOHNSEN
  • Publication number: 20220074258
    Abstract: A vacuum insulated glazing unit including a first glass pane and a second glass pane with inner surfaces opposing each other, a side seal material positioned between edges of the glass panes thereby forming a sealed cavity having a cavity pressure between the first glass pane and the second glass pane, a number of spacers positioned between the first glass pane and the second glass pane inside the sealed cavity, and at least one getter positioned inside the sealed cavity with a surface having an uneven surface structure, the uneven surface structure having a plurality of depressions, where each pair of two consecutive depressions are spaced apart with a depression distance being at the most 25 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Søren Vejling ANDERSEN, Thibault DE RYCKE, Simon JOHNSEN
  • Patent number: 11149487
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gasket for evacuation a void in a vacuum insulated glazing unit, a method for producing a vacuum insulated glazing unit, a gasket for use in the production of a vacuum insulated glazing unit and apparatus comprising an evacuation cup and a gasket. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of a gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Rud Jensen, Søren Vejling Andersen, Thibault De Rycke
  • Publication number: 20210293079
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vacuum insulated glazing (VIG) unit, the method comprising disposing a sealing composition around a periphery of first and second substantially parallel glass panes to define a cavity and form a pre-sealed VIG unit; flowing gas comprising a reactive oxygen species into the cavity; heating the sealing composition to a first temperature; and heating the sealing composition to a second temperature to form the peripheral seal and a sealed cavity between the first and second glass panes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Thibault DE RYCKE, Karsten Hansgaard NIELSEN, Simon JOHNSEN, Søren Vejling ANDERSEN
  • Publication number: 20210254395
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vacuum insulated glazing unit, to the use thereof and to a method of manufacturing such a unit. The vacuum insulated glazing comprises a first glass pane, having a first interior major surface and a first exterior major surface and a second glass pane having a second interior major surface and second exterior major surface, the glass panes being arranged in parallel with said interior major surfaces facing each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Karsten Hansgaard NIELSEN, Simon JOHNSEN, Søren Vejling ANDERSEN, Thibault DE RYCKE
  • Patent number: 11060342
    Abstract: A method of producing A vacuum insulated glazing (VIG) unit, including providing a supporting structure and a solid pre-form of port soldering material provided with an opening, the supporting structure resting on the outer surface of the first pane of the VIG unit and extending over the opening of the evacuation hole, evacuating the void through the evacuation hole; and heating the port soldering material to a condition where it flows and merges across the evacuation hole while the supporting structure substantially maintain its position; and subsequently cooling the port soldering material to a solid condition so as to provide a gastight port seal forming a continuous body across the evacuation hole and preventing passage of gas to the void through the evacuation hole, and so that the port seal bonds to the outer surface of the first pane in a pattern that encloses the evacuation hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Thibault De Rycke, Carsten Rud Jensen
  • Publication number: 20200190891
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gasket for evacuation a void in a vacuum insulated glazing unit, a method for producing a vacuum insulated glazing unit, a gasket for use in the production of a vacuum insulated glazing unit and apparatus comprising an evacuation cup and a gasket. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of a gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Carsten Rud JENSEN, Søren Vejling ANDERSEN, Thibault DE RYCKE
  • Publication number: 20200056421
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a vacuum insulated glazing unit, the vacuum insulated glazing unit comprises a first tempered glass pane and a second tempered glass pane arranged in parallel, having a surface of each pane opposing each other with pillars arranged as spacers between the opposed surfaces. A side frit material is peripherally arranged between the first glass pane and the second glass pane creating an internal void between the glass panes. An evacuation opening is provided in the first glass pane and the evacuation opening comprises an evacuation member, preferably a hollow tube, through which evacuation member the internal void can be evacuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Thibault DE RYCKE, Peter SØNDERKÆR, Thomas Villiam Sejer MIKKELSEN, Søren Vejling ANDERSEN
  • Publication number: 20200040645
    Abstract: A method of producing A vacuum insulated glazing (VIG) unit, including providing a supporting structure and a solid pre-form of port soldering material provided with an opening, the supporting structure resting on the outer surface of the first pane of the VIG unit and extending over the opening of the evacuation hole, evacuating the void through the evacuation hole; and heating the port soldering material to a condition where it flows and merges across the evacuation hole while the supporting structure substantially maintain its position; and subsequently cooling the port soldering material to a solid condition so as to provide a gastight port seal forming a continuous body across the evacuation hole and preventing passage of gas to the void through the evacuation hole, and so that the port seal bonds to the outer surface of the first pane in a pattern that encloses the evacuation hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Thibault DE RYCKE, Carsten Rud JENSEN
  • Patent number: 10358861
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of producing a vacuum insulated glazing (VIG) unit, a VIG unit produced by means of the method and a bonded assembly for providing to an evacuation hole in a glass pane of a VIG unit, where an evacuation tube has an outer diameter (Dtube) which is less that the smallest internal diameter of the evacuation hole, the method including providing a support a supporting structure over an evacuation hole in a glass pane of the VIG unit, and a proximal end of the evacuation tube rests on the supporting structure so that the position of the evacuation tube in the direction perpendicular to the outer surface of the first pane is defined by the supporting structure, and so that the proximal opening of the evacuation tube is in correspondence with the evacuation hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Jensen, Thibault De Rycke
  • Publication number: 20180238103
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of producing a vacuum insulated glazing (VIG) unit, a VIG unit produced by means of the method and a bonded assembly for providing to an evacuation hole in a glass pane of a VIG unit, where an evacuation tube has an outer diameter (Dtube) which is less that the smallest internal diameter of the evacuation hole, the method including providing a support a supporting structure over an evacuation hole in a glass pane of the VIG unit, and a proximal end of the evacuation tube rests on the supporting structure so that the position of the evacuation tube in the direction perpendicular to the outer surface of the first pane is defined by the supporting structure, and so that the proximal opening of the evacuation tube is in correspondence with the evacuation hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Carsten JENSEN, Thibault DE RYCKE