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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7281686 | Window assembly for aircraft fuselage A window assembly for an aircraft fuselage comprises an exterior transparent panel and an interior transparent panel positioned in an opening of the fuselage. At least one of the transparent panels may be relatively lightweight and the exterior transparent panel may... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7188399 | Method of fitting flush glazing In the disclosed method of fitting a fixed flush glazed window of a high-speed rail vehicle, a first edge of the window is first placed from the exterior of the vehicle in a groove situated on a horizontal portion of the window frame, after which the window is tilte... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7080807 | Window frame/seal assembly and method of forming the same A window assembly incorporating a window frame and seal and a method of forming the same are provided. The window assembly includes a window transparency first ply coupled to a first window structure. A window transparency second ply is coupled to the first ply and ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6860081 | Sidelobe controlled radio transmission region in metallic panel A region in a metallic panel that facilitates the transmission of radio frequency signals. The metallic panel may be included in a window such as the window of a vehicle or building. For example, the metallic panel may be used for heating or to reflect infrared radi... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6837022 | Double glazed panel assembly The double glazed panel assembly comprises a glass holder frame which includes an inner annular glass supporting surface and an outer annular glass supporting surface which extends along an outer periphery of the inner annular glass supporting surface in a laterally... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6818268 | Transparent armor structure An improved transparent armor structure for use in a vehicle includes a first sheet of transparent armor composite comprising at least one layer of polymeric material and at least one layer of tempered silica glass bonded to form a laminated bullet resisting structu... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6607622 | Method of applying an extruded profile to a window glazing A method for adhering/bonding a frame profile (e.g., weather strip, water seal, spacer, etc.) to a substrate (e.g., glass or plastic substrate) in the context of a vehicle window unit. A frame profile is formed via extrusion so as to include both a polyme... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6534152 | Windshield for head-up display system A wedge shaped interlayer blank is used in the fabrication of a laminate e.g. a vehicle windshield to provide the subsequently formed windshield with opposing major surfaces that are non-parallel and offset at a predetermined angle such that images from a... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6391400 | Thermal control films suitable for use in glazing This invention pertains to coated polymer sheets which are useful as visibly transparent heat reflective thermal control films and which are suitable for use in glazing applications. The coated polymer sheets are characterized by a high transmission of vi... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6160655 | Units with variable optical/energetic properties The invention relates to a unit with variable optical properties, which combines at least one system with variable light transmission/absorption, especially of the electrochromic or viologen type, with at least one system with variable light diffusion, es... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6002511 | Electrochromic polymeric solid films, manufacturing electrochromic devices using such solid films, and processes for making such solid films and devices The present invention relates to electrochromic polymeric solid films, manufacturing electrochromic devices using such solid films and processes for making such solid films and devices. The electrochromic polymeric solid films of the present invention exh... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5960606 | Penetration resistant window A penetration resistant window includes a sheet of window glass having a penetration resistant layer adhered thereto. A floating sheet made of hard material such as glass is adhered to the penetration resistant layer in order to provide abrasion resistanc... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5914178 | Laminated pane comprising a visible motif This invention relates to a laminated pane, having a visible motif, the pane including at least one rigid sheer of glass or plastics material and at least one sheet of flexible plastics material. The motif is formed of at least one organic ink layer organ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5845458 | Automobile roof headliner An automobile roof headliner includes a relatively stiff molded backing sheet and a relatively deformable foam panel adhesively secured to the undersurface of the backing sheet. Marginal edge areas of the foam panel in contact with hard side rails on the ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5561951 | Lightweight glazings A lightweight impact resistant window comprising a glass ply, an energy absorbing plastics interlayer and a ply of thermoset polyurethane having a Shore hardness of at least 75D, wherein the combined thickness of energy absorbing interlayer and thermoset ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5524955 | Rigid cover for a vehicle roof The invention relates to a simple manufacturing process for a rigid cover for a vehicle roof with a peripheral seal along the roof opening, comprised of a glass panel, which is connected with the base frame at the rim area with an underlying and protrudin... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5506051 | Transparent sheet composites for use as bullet-proof windows An improved transparent bullet-proof laminate is formed with an energy absorbing transition layer located between preformed laminae of glass and/or plastic, such as polycarbonate, the transition layer constituting a cured aliphatic urethane acrylate with ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5496643 | Bulletproof glass pane of automobiles The invention provides a bombardment-inhibiting bulletproof glass pane or automobiles, composed of a plurality of silicate glass panes with intermediate layers of thermoplastics polymer disposed between them. On the interior surface of the bulletproof gla... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5478615 | Acoustic protective glazing for a vehicle An acoustic glazing intended for land transportation vehicles and including first and second glass sheets separated by an interlayer region, wherein the acoustic transmission loss differs at most by 5 dB from a figure increasing of 9 dB per octave from 80... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5467943 | Window structure equipped on side walls of a cabin in the body of an airplane In a window structure equipped on the side walls of a cabin in the body of an airplane, a transparent board is mounted on the outer portion for sealing the pressure inside the cabin. A dust cover is mounted in the inner side of the transparent board seali... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5466037 | Movable transparent panel structure to close the roof of an automobile A panel of glass or other transparent sheet material for use as a transparent sun roof for automobiles has a double-glazed structure formed by two sheets and a gap therebetween. A sealing bead holds the sheets together at a desired distance from each othe... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5368917 | Acoustic protective glazing for a vehicle An acoustic glazing intended for land transportation vehicles and including first and second glass sheets separated by an interlayer region, wherein the acoustic transmission loss differs at most by 5 dB from a figure increasing of 9 dB per octave from 80... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5122403 | Windshield edge seal A laminated transparency with an electroconductive coating positioned within the laminate. An edge coating composition is applied about the periphery of the laminate to seal the edge of the coating and prevent coating degradation.... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5120584 | Insulating glass pane for motor vehicles A motor vehicle pane made from thin insulating glass comprises two thin individual glass panes, which are connected to one another by a spacer frame made from a plastic strand containing a moisture-absorbing means. Along the lower edge area which remains ... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5027569 | Encapsulated static seal A static seal strip has a base and a bulb. The base is adapted to be secured to the object to be sealed. The bulb includes an encapsulated sealant and is adapted to release the sealant upon exertion of a force onto the bulb to enable the sealant to seal t... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5013134 | Ghost-free automotive head-up display employing a wedged windshield A substantially ghost-free head-up display for a vehicle such as an automobile is disclosed. A head-up display unit projects the image beam toward the vehicle windshield for reflection back toward the viewer's eye. The windshield is slightly tapered so th... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4969966 | Method of producing curved laminated glass panels The method of manufacturing curved laminated glass panels comprises overlaying at least two sheets of flat strengthened glass. Adjacent edges of the at least two sheets are sealed along a predetermined extent thereon to form a closed space between these t... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4962601 | Drainage guide for automobile window The present invention relates to a drainage guide assembly for directing the flow of water that gets into the outside part of the door of an automobile around the auto glass window. The guide comprises a sloping channel gutter affixed to the outside of th... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4960631 | Moisture seal for aircraft windows A laminated transparency includes a flexible epoxy moisture seal about the periphery of the transparency. The edge of the transparency may be cleaned and primed with a silane surface treatment.... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4901476 | Window pane structure Disclosed herein is a window pane structure which has a considerable mechanical strength particularly at a peripheral portion thereof. The window pane structure comprises a laminated glass having a peripheral edge, and an elastic strip secured to and coex... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4888072 | Accessory support device for vehicle windshield and method of installing Attached onto a windshield of laminated safety glass for an automobile in the upper region of its face inside the passenger compartment of the vehicle is a shaped panel extending preferably over its entire width, which serves as a support and/or casing fo... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4875308 | Adjustable insulating glass window An adjustable insulating window is disclosed comprising two glass sheets separated by and bonded to a bonding strand which is positioned inward relative to the peripheral edge surface of each of the glass sheets. A groove is formed along the peripheral ed... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4817347 | Window Panel A lightweight impact-resistant window panel, for example for adhesive glazing to the airframe of an unpressurized aircraft, has outer and inner glass plies which are laminated with an intermediate impact-resistant plastics ply. An inner ply of impact-resi... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4812359 | Impact-resistant laminate An impact-resistant laminate has a front glass sheet which receives an impact such as a bullet, and a rear polycarbonate sheet. A thin polycarbonate sheet up to about 1 mm thick is adhered to the rear polycarbonate sheet, and carries a self-healing polyur... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4793108 | Enclosed interlayer plastic laminated window Plastic laminated window 40 for aircraft passenger cabin having a peripheral edge insert 50 for providing additional shear-bearing area with respect to the chamfered peripheral edge portion 46 of the outer ply 44 of window 40.... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4551372 | Laminated safety glass A laminated safety glass is disclosed which is comprised of first and second glass sheets, the second glass sheet being smaller than the first, the peripheral edges of each sheet defining between them a stairstep structure. The face of the larger glass sh... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4543283 | Encapsulated glazing product A glazing unit comprised of a glass substrate and a laceration inhibiting shield supported by and extending over what would otherwise be an exposed surface of the substrate. A gasket or frame member composed of a synthetic polymer extends around a major p... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4367106 | Method and apparatus for assembling sandwiches comprising hot bent glass sheets This invention relates to a method and apparatus for the automatic assembly of a flexible interlayer sheet with one or more bent glass sheets using residual heat from bending the glass sheets to make the flexible interlayer sheet sufficiently tacky to avo... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4366013 | Shaped mold and a method of using same to assemble sandwich of a sheet of flexible interlayer material with bent glass sheets A mold for supporting a flexible sheet of interlayer material for assembly against a bent glass sheet or between a pair of bent glass sheets of matching configuration has a first apertured wall shaped to conform to the shape of the bent glass, and a secon... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4321777 | Composite pane having a high resistance to impacts This pane comprises at least one sheet of plastics material, for example a polycarbonate, which has a high resistance to impacts and is interposed between two sheets of glass or the like. A film of a transparent fluid is interposed between the sheet of pl... | 03/30/1982 |
