Patents by Inventor Walter Schreiber

Walter Schreiber 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).

  • Publication number: 20240110434
    Abstract: A spacer for insulating glazings, includes a U-shaped polymeric base body extending in the longitudinal direction including a first leg having a first pane contact surface, a second leg having a second pane contact surface and an outer surface, via which the first pane contact surface and the second pane contact surface are connected to one another, a polymeric cover plate extending in the transverse direction parallel to the outer surface between the first pane contact surface and the second pane contact surface, wherein the cover plate encloses a hollow chamber with the U-shaped polymeric base body, the polymeric cover plate is connected to the first leg and the second leg of the U-shaped polymeric base body in each case via a positive pin connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Marie GUIN, Nikolai BORCHMANN, Walter SCHREIBER
  • Publication number: 20240052687
    Abstract: A spacer for insulating glazings includes a polymeric main body including first and second pane contact surfaces, a glazing interior surface, an outer surface and a hollow chamber. The first and second pane contact surfaces run opposite one another and parallel to one another. The glazing interior surface and the outer surface are connected to one another via the first pane contact surface and the second pane contact surface. The hollow chamber is enclosed by the glazing interior surface, the outer surface, the first pane contact surface, and the second pane contact surface. The outer surface has a first angled section adjacent the first pane contact surface and a second angled section adjacent the second pane contact surface. Each of the first and second angled sections assume an angle ? of 120° to 150° relative to the respective adjacent first pane contact surface and second pane contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Bianca BERGS, Walter SCHREIBER, Christopher MARJAN, Pierrick FLORIN
  • Publication number: 20230124735
    Abstract: A spacer includes a polymeric hollow profile, including a first and second side wall, a glazing interior wall connecting the side walls to one another; an outer wall arranged parallel to the glazing interior wall and connects the side walls to one another; a cavity surrounded by the side walls, the glazing interior wall, and the outer wall, a moisture barrier on the first side wall, the outer wall, and the second side wall, wherein the moisture barrier includes a multi-layer system having a barrier function including a polymeric layer and an inorganic barrier layer, a metallic or ceramic outer adhesive layer having a thickness of less than 100 nm, a binding layer between the adhesive layer and the multi-layer system and including a polymer selected from oriented propylene, oriented polyethylene terephthalate, biaxially oriented propylene, and biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate. The binding layer is directly adjacent the adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: David JANSSEN, Walter SCHREIBER, Florian CARRE
  • Patent number: 11441351
    Abstract: An insulating glazing includes a first a second pane, a spacer between the first and second pane that is fixedly connected to the first and second pane in a water-vapor-tight manner in each case, which spacer has two parallel pane contact walls, an outer wall, and a glazing interior wall and an interior, and a water-tight sealant strip running around the outer wall between the first and second pane. A pressure-equalizing element is inserted into the sealant strip and the spacer, which pressure-equalizing element is open to the surrounding atmosphere and to the interior of the spacer or to the glazing interior between the first and the second pane and is implemented such that it provides a gas connection having a pressure-equalizing function between the atmosphere and the interior of the spacer or the glazing interior which gas connection is temporally limited due to aging and/or atmospheric influences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Dirk Nüsser, Florian Carre, Walter Schreiber
  • Publication number: 20220243526
    Abstract: A spacer for insulated glass units includes a main body co-extruded from first and second plastics, the second plastic having lower thermal conductivity and higher flexibility than the first plastic. The main body includes first and second side walls arranged parallel to each other, a glazing interior wall connecting to the side walls, an outer wall, which is arranged substantially parallel to the glazing interior wall and connects the side walls to one another directly or via connecting walls, and a cavity, which is enclosed by the side walls, the glazing interior wall, and the outer wall or by the side walls, the glazing interior wall, the outer wall, and the connecting walls. The main body is designed as a hollow profile formed from the second plastic, in which hollow profile the first plastic is arranged, at least in some regions, on the inside directly adjacent the hollow profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Hans-Werner KUSTER, Christopher MARJAN, Walter SCHREIBER
  • Publication number: 20220186548
    Abstract: A spacer for multipane insulated glazings, includes a polymeric main body, including two pane contact surfaces running parallel to one another, a glazing interior surface, and a base surface, wherein the pane contact surfaces and the base surface are connected to one another directly or via connecting surfaces and an insulating film, which has at least one metallic or ceramic layer and is applied on the polymeric main body, wherein the insulating film covers the base surface and the two pane contact surfaces completely and the glazing interior surface at least partially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Bianca BERGS, Walter SCHREIBER, Matthias BACH
  • Publication number: 20220034152
    Abstract: A spacer for insulating glass units, includes a U-shaped main body extending in the longitudinal direction including a first metallic side section, a second metallic side section arranged parallel thereto, a polymeric connecting piece extending in the transverse direction, which connects the two metallic side sections and forms the lower limit of the main body, and an intermediate space arranged above the polymeric connecting piece between the metallic side sections. The first and second metallic side sections each include a side wall for connecting to a glass pane and a retaining arm, which protrudes into the intermediate space, and the retaining arm forms an assembly groove with the side wall, which groove runs substantially parallel to the side wall. The polymeric connecting piece is U-shaped and its two legs are inserted into the assembly grooves of the two metallic side sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Hans-Werner KUSTER, Walter SCHREIBER, Jean-Christophe LAFON
  • Patent number: 11174670
    Abstract: An insulating glazing having a pressure equalization body includes a capillary and a membrane, wherein a first pane is mounted on a first pane contact surface of the spacer and a second pane is mounted on a second pane contact surface of the spacer, the first and second panes and the glazing interior surface of the spacer enclose an inner interpane space, the first and second panes and the outer surface of the spacer enclose an outer interpane space, the pressure equalization body is inserted into an opening on the outer surface, the pressure equalization body contains a gas-permeable membrane and a capillary, the inner interpane space is gas-permeably connected to the atmosphere via the capillary and the membrane, and the capillary has, in at least one section, a diameter less than or equal to 1.2 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Walter Schreiber, Florian Carre, Dirk Nüsser, Erol Ertugrul Sacu
  • Publication number: 20210285278
    Abstract: An insulating glazing having a pressure-equalizing body, includes a first pane, a second pane, a peripheral spacer between the first pane and the second pane, wherein the spacer includes a hollow main body having at least two parallel pane contact walls, an outer wall, and a glazing interior wall and a bore opening through the outer wall and contains a desiccant arranged in the hollow main body. The hollow main body extends between the first and second panes along a periphery and, along this periphery, a partition wall extends through the hollow main body transversely to the periphery. An inner interpane space is formed between the first pane, the second pane, and the spacer, and a hollow pressure-equalizing body for pressure equalization between the inner interpane space and the surroundings of the insulating glazing. The pressure-equalizing body includes a surrounding outer wall and a gas-permeable membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Hans-Werner KUSTER, Walter SCHREIBER, Marc MAURER
  • Publication number: 20210172242
    Abstract: An insulating glazing having a pressure equalization body includes a capillary and a membrane, wherein a first pane is mounted on a first pane contact surface of the spacer and a second pane is mounted on a second pane contact surface of the spacer, the first and second panes and the glazing interior surface of the spacer enclose an inner interpane space, the first and second panes and the outer surface of the spacer enclose an outer interpane space, the pressure equalization body is inserted into an opening on the outer surface, the pressure equalization body contains a gas-permeable membrane and a capillary, the inner interpane space is gas-permeably connected to the atmosphere via the capillary and the membrane, and the capillary has, in at least one section, a diameter less than or equal to 1.2 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Walter SCHREIBER, Florian CARRE, Dirk NÜSSER, Erol Ertugrul SACU
  • Publication number: 20210071466
    Abstract: An insulating glazing includes a first a second pane, a circumferential spacer between the first and second pane that is fixedly connected to the first and second pane in a water-vapor-tight manner in each case, which spacer has two parallel pane contact walls, an outer wall, and a glazing interior wall and an interior, and a water-tight sealant strip running around the outer wall between the first and second pane. A pressure-equalizing element is inserted into the sealant strip and the spacer, which pressure-equalizing element is open to the surrounding atmosphere and to the interior of the spacer or to the glazing interior between the first and the second pane and is implemented such that it provides a gas connection having a pressure-equalizing function between the atmosphere and the interior of the spacer or the glazing interior which gas connection is temporally limited due to aging and/or atmospheric influences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Dirk NÜSSER, Florian CARRE, Walter SCHREIBER
  • Publication number: 20200324451
    Abstract: A spacer for insulating glazing units is presented. The spacer includes a main body having first and second pane contact legs that are parallel, first and second glazing interior legs, an outer leg, first and second hollow chambers extending along an extension direction, and a groove for receiving a pane. Arranged in the groove, there is an extruded pane receiving socket formed from a polymer having a Shore hardness A in a range from 10 to 80 as measured per DIN ISO 7619-1. In a surface of the pane receiving socket, a receiving recess running substantially parallel to the groove and decreasingly tapering viewed in cross-section in a direction of the outer leg is implemented. Also described are a method for producing the spacer and a multiple insulating glazing unit having the spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Hans-Werner KUSTER, Walter SCHREIBER, Marc MAURER, Bianca BERGS
  • Patent number: 10801255
    Abstract: An adapter element for connecting a pane to a spacer having a fastening groove, wherein the adapter element includes at least one receiving profile for securing to the pane and at least one lower part for fixing to the spacer, and the lower part is designed to positively fit the fastening groove of the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Ulrich Hermens, Rolf Kochs, Marcus Neander, Walter Schreiber, Adem Kircili
  • Patent number: 10736439
    Abstract: An insulating glass element suitable for a refrigeration cabinet. The insulating glass element includes a first pane and a second pane spaced at a distance from the first pane. The first pane has two opposite parallel horizontal edges and two opposite parallel vertical edges. The second pane has two opposite parallel horizontal edges and two opposite parallel vertical edges. According to one aspect, two horizontal spacers are arranged between the first pane and the second pane. According to another aspect, two vertically arranged flat profiles are secured to the vertical edges of the first pane and to the vertical edges of the second pane. According to yet another aspect, the spacers and the flat profiles enclose an inner interpane space between the first pane and the second pane, and one of the two flat profiles is transparent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Walter Schreiber, Hans-Werner Kuster, Edouard Jonville
  • Patent number: 10626663
    Abstract: A spacer for multipane insulating glazing units includes a polymeric main body having two pane contact surfaces running parallel to one another, a glazing interior surface and, an adhesive bonding surface. The pane contact surfaces, and the adhesive bonding surface are connected directly or via connection surfaces. The spacer also includes an insulation film, which is applied on the adhesive bonding surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Walter Schreiber, Martin Rigaud, Hans-Werner Kuster
  • Publication number: 20200056422
    Abstract: An insulating glazing unit, in particular a triple insulating glazing unit, includes at least one spacer shaped to form a peripheral spacer frame and defining an inner region, a first outer pane, which is arranged on a first pane contact surface of the spacer frame and a second outer pane, which is arranged on a second pane contact surface of the spacer frame, at least one central pane, which is introduced into at least one intermediate space of at least one retaining profile and which retaining profile is shaped to form a peripheral retaining profile frame, which frames the central pane, wherein the central pane is arranged with the retaining profile frame within the inner region of the spacer frame and between the outer panes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hans-Werner KUSTER, Walter SCHREIBER, Marc MAURER
  • Publication number: 20200048955
    Abstract: A plug connector for connecting a first spacer and a second spacer for a triple insulating glazing unit, includes a main body and a first and a second section. The first section of the main body and/or the second section of the main body is movable around a specified axis of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Walter SCHREIBER, Hans-Werner KUSTER, Andreas GEITH
  • Publication number: 20190383087
    Abstract: An adapter element for connecting a pane to a spacer having a fastening groove, wherein the adapter element includes at least one receiving profile for securing to the pane and at least one lower part for fixing to the spacer, and the lower part is designed to positively fit the fastening groove of the spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Ulrich HERMENS, Rolf KOCHS, Marcus NEANDER, Walter SCHREIBER, Adem KIRCILI
  • Patent number: 10508486
    Abstract: A spacer for insulating glazing units is presented. The spacer has a polymeric main body with features that include two parallel side walls that are connected to one another by an inner wall and an outer wall. The side walls, the inner wall, and the outer wall surround a hollow chamber. According to one aspect, the polymeric main body has a glass fiber content of 0 wt.-% to 40 wt.-%, to which 0.5 wt.-% to 1.5 wt.-% of a foaming agent is added to form hollow spaces that provide a weight reduction of the polymeric main body of 10 wt.-% to 20 wt.-%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Egbert Schwerdt, Walter Schreiber, Martin Rigaud
  • Patent number: 10450791
    Abstract: A corner assembly including two insulated glass elements is presented. The two insulated glass elements are abutted against each other at an angle. Each of the two insulated glass elements include at least two panes. According to one aspect, the at least two panes are joined to each other using a spacer profile under formation of an interpane space. According to another aspect, the at least two panes are arranged parallel to each other. In yet another aspect, the at least two panes have, on their end region, mitered abutment ends, the mitered abutment ends being joined to each other via a film. The film is provided for joining the insulated glass elements using an adhesive means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Kuster, Walter Schreiber, Francis Serruys