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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6939446 | Soil-resistant coating for glass surfaces A glass article which has a water-sheeting coating and a method of applying coatings to opposed sides of a substrate are described. In one embodiment, a water-sheeting coating 20 comprising silica is sputtered directly onto an exterior surface of the glass. T... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6553728 | Insulating glass unit pressure equalization valve A pressure equalization valve enabling equalization of pressure between the between-pane space of an insulating glass unit and ambient pressure, and glass units containing such a valve. The pressure equalization valve generally includes a valve body havin... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6316111 | Heat-emperable coated glass article A heat-resistant transparent glass article is formed with an inner sandwich structure comprising a metallic infrared-reflective metal film sandwiched between thin protective silicon films, the inner sandwich structure in turn being sandwiched between tran... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6231999 | Heat temperable transparent coated glass article A heat-resistant transparent glass article is formed with a film stack deposited on a glass substrate, the film stack comprising one or more infrared reflective films each bearing on its surface facing away from the substrate a protective film of niobium ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6216751 | Method of reliably detecting seal failures A method for detecting seal failures during manufacture of an insulated glass unit. In this method, a partially assembled glass unit is placed within an enclosure and the enclosure is sealed with the partially assembled glass unit therein. An insulating g... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6158483 | Method for filling insulated glass units with insulating gas An apparatus and method for replacing air with an insulating gas during manufacture of an insulated glass article having two parallel panes and a peripheral spacer between the panes. The apparatus includes an upright first platen, a second platen confront... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6142642 | Bendable mirrors and method of manufacture A heat formable mirror is formed by sputter depositing upon a sheet such as glass a reflective coating utilizing a base layer of silicon or a combination of silicon and stainless steel films, a reflective layer formed of a reflective metallic film such as... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6102206 | Packaging for panels, e.g. glass panels A shipping container comprises a floor and an upright rear wall that intersect at approximately a right angle for vertically supporting a plurality of parallel panels such as insulating glass units, with the edges of the panels being supported by the floo... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6060178 | Heat temperable transparent glass article A heat-resistant transparent glass article is formed with a film stack deposited on a glass substrate, the film stack comprising one or more infrared reflective films each bearing on its surface facing away from the substrate a barrier film of niobium met... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5957169 | Apparatus and method for filling insulated glass units with insulating gas An apparatus and method for replacing air with an insulating gas during manufacture of an insulated glass article having two parallel panes and a peripheral spacer between the panes. The apparatus includes an upright first platen, a second platen confront... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5834103 | Transparent article having protective silicon nitride film Transparent articles comprising transparent, nonmetallic substrate and a transparent film stack is sputter deposited on the substrate. The film stack is characterized by including at least one infrared reflective metal film, a dielectric film over the met... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5753069 | Method and apparatus for assembling custom glass assemblies The present invention provides a method and apparatus for assembling a small number of custom sealed double glazing units in which spacers can have different widths and panes of different assemblies can be differently sized. In accordance with one method ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5714214 | Multiple pane insulating glass unit with insulative spacer An insulating glass unit is shown comprising a pair of generally parallel, spaced-apart glass panes and a spacer peripherally joining the glass panes to each other. The spacer is a tubular structure, and may include a particulate desiccant filling at leas... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5705010 | Multiple pane insulating glass unit with insulative spacer An insulating glass unit is shown comprising a pair of generally parallel, spaced-apart glass-panes and a spacer peripherally joining the glass panes to each other. The spacer is a tubular structure, and may include a particulate desiccant filling at leas... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5679419 | Multiple pane insulating glass unit with insulating spacer An insulating glass unit is shown comprising a pair of generally parallel, spaced-apart glass panes and a spacer peripherally joining the glass panes to each other. The spacer is a tubular structure, and may include a particulate desiccant filling at leas... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5643349 | Apparatus for applying SO3 to float glass The present invention provides a method for making a stain-resistant float glass and an apparatus for carrying out such a method. In keeping with this method, SO3 is applied to the upper surface of float glass in an amount efficacious to materi... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5573618 | Method for assembling custom glass assemblies The present invention provides a method and apparatus for assembling a small number of custom sealed double glazing units in which spacers can have different widths and panes of different assemblies can be differently sized. In accordance with one method ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5439716 | Multiple pane insulating glass unit with insulative spacer An insulating glass unit is shown comprising a pair of generally parallel, spaced-apart glass panes and a spacer peripherally joining the glass panes to each other. The spacer is a tubular structure, and may include a particulate desiccant filling at leas... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5377473 | Insulating glass unit with insulative spacer An insulating glass unit comprising a pair of generally parallel, spaced apart glass panes and a spacer-sealant assembly peripherally joining the glass panes to one another and defining with the glass panes a gas-containing interpane space. The spacer com... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5318685 | Method of making metal oxide films having barrier properties A layer of silver metal or the like, included as one of a plurality of transparent coating layers upon a glass pane, is protected from staining by providing the pane with a barrier layer comprising the oxides of at least two metals of which one is Me(1) a... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5302449 | High transmittance, low emissivity coatings for substrates The present invention provides a coating for a transparent substrate which exhibits a neutral color through a wide range of angles of incidence a light. The coating employs a base coat adjacent to the transparent substrate having a thickness of no more th... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5296302 | Abrasion-resistant overcoat for coated substrates The present invention provides a high transmittance, low emissivity film stack having an overcoat of an oxide of a metal chosen from the group of zinc, tin, indium, or bismuth, or an alloy including one or more of these metals, the oxide being applied in ... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5215832 | Lead-free mirrors and environmentally safe manufacture thereof Mirrors are formed in an environmentally compatible and substantially pollution-free manner by a sputtering process in which a transparent substrate such as glass has first sputtered upon it a primer layer and then a reflective layer of silver or other br... | 06/01/1993 |
| 4909874 | Method and apparatus for producing gas-containing insulating glass assemblies A method of producing multi-pane glass units having a non-air gas in the interpane space. The method includes the steps of assembling several glass units, each of which has a pair of spaced glass panes and a peripheral spacer. A separator device is interp... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4780164 | Method for producing gas-containing insulating glass assemblies The inventon relates to a method of producing a plurality of multi-pane insulating glass assemblies in which the assemblies are formed into a self-supporting unit for further fabrication. Each assembly is provided with at least one exteriorly accessible o... | 10/25/1988 |
