IP Library Granted Patent US 10,533,365
Granted Patent B2
US 10,533,365 · App. 15/529,005 · Granted Jan 14, 2020

Glass panel unit

Inventors: Hiroyuki Abe (Osaka, JP); Eiichi Uriu (Osaka, JP); Tasuku Ishibashi (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,533,365
App. No.
15/529,005
Granted
Jan 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The glass panel unit includes a first glass panel, a second glass panel, a seal, an evacuated space, and a spacer. The second glass panel is placed opposite the first glass panel. The seal with a frame shape hermetically bonds the first glass panel and the second glass panel to each other. The evacuated space is enclosed by the first glass panel, the second glass panel, and the seal. The spacer is placed between the first glass panel and the second glass panel. The spacer includes a stack of two or more films including at least one resin film.

Claims (19)

1. A glass panel unit comprising:

a first glass panel;

a second glass panel placed opposite the first glass panel;

a seal with a frame shape hermetically bonding the first glass panel and the second glass panel to each other;

an evacuated space enclosed by the first glass panel, the second glass panel, and the seal; and

at least one spacer placed between the first glass panel and the second glass panel,

the at least one spacer including a stack,

the stack including

two or more bonding layers, and

three or more polyimide films, and

the three or more polyimide films being bonded to each other with the two or more bonding layers.

2. The glass panel unit of claim 1 , wherein:

two of the three of more polyimide films of the stack are adjacent to the first glass panel and the second glass panel, respectively.

3. The glass panel unit of claim 1 , wherein

the at least one spacer contains at least one material selected from glass, metal, ceramic, and graphite.

4. The glass panel unit of claim 1 , wherein

the three of more polyimide films are bonded to each other with polyamide acid.

5. The glass panel unit of claim 1 , wherein

each of the two or more bonding layers is thinner than each of the three of more polyimide films.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Mar 17, 2026
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075166/0563 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Mar 17, 2026
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC HOUSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075144/0149 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2017
From: ABE, HIROYUKI; URIU, EIICHI; ISHIBASHI, TASUKU
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042991/0777 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-240320 · Nov 27, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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